--- a/kexec/kexec.c
+++ b/kexec/kexec.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static int kexec_loaded(void)
 
 	fp = fopen("/sys/kernel/kexec_loaded", "r");
 	if (fp == NULL)
-		return -1;
+		return 0;
 	fscanf(fp, "%d", &ret);
 	fclose(fp);
 	return ret;