diff --git a/src/song.c b/src/song.c
index ed0757957..01335d8f8 100644
--- a/src/song.c
+++ b/src/song.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ void readSongInfoIntoList(FILE * fp, SongList * list) {
 		}
 		else {
 			ERROR("songinfo: unknown line in db: %s\n",buffer);
+			exit(-1);
 		}
 	}