diff --git a/frmts/png/libpng/pngrutil.c b/frmts/png/libpng/pngrutil.c
index 8e2b229720..789acbb80c 100644
--- a/frmts/png/libpng/pngrutil.c
+++ b/frmts/png/libpng/pngrutil.c
@@ -2087,10 +2087,8 @@ png_handle_eXIf(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr, png_uint_32 length)
       }
    }
 
-   if (png_crc_finish(png_ptr, 0) != 0)
-      return;
-
-   png_set_eXIf_1(png_ptr, info_ptr, length, info_ptr->eXIf_buf);
+   if (png_crc_finish(png_ptr, 0) == 0)
+      png_set_eXIf_1(png_ptr, info_ptr, length, info_ptr->eXIf_buf);
 
    png_free(png_ptr, info_ptr->eXIf_buf);
    info_ptr->eXIf_buf = NULL;