diff --git a/plugins/chksum b/plugins/chksum
index 5fa91cbf..9441cc18 100755
--- a/plugins/chksum
+++ b/plugins/chksum
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ elif [ -n "$1" ]; then
             if echo "$1" | grep -q \.${chks}$; then
                 ${chks}sum -c < "$1"
                 read -r _
-                return
+                exit
             fi
         done
         checksum_type