diff --git a/src/core/android/SDL_android.cpp b/src/core/android/SDL_android.cpp
index 5b0197fdd..9023df51a 100644
--- a/src/core/android/SDL_android.cpp
+++ b/src/core/android/SDL_android.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ extern "C" size_t Android_JNI_FileRead(SDL_RWops* ctx, void* buffer,
 
         JNIEnv *mEnv = Android_JNI_GetEnv();
         if (!refs.init(mEnv)) {
-            return -1;
+            return 0;
         }
 
         jobject readableByteChannel = (jobject)ctx->hidden.androidio.readableByteChannelRef;