diff --git a/libclamav/scanners.c b/libclamav/scanners.c
index 2101f9b7e..86509d5dc 100644
--- a/libclamav/scanners.c
+++ b/libclamav/scanners.c
@@ -1683,7 +1683,6 @@ int cli_magic_scandesc(int desc, cli_ctx *ctx)
 
     if(fstat(desc, &sb) == -1) {
 	cli_errmsg("magic_scandesc: Can't fstat descriptor %d\n", desc);
-	abort();
 	return CL_EIO;
     }