diff --git a/Lib/tga.c b/Lib/tga.c
index 9a89738..97603d7 100644
--- a/Lib/tga.c
+++ b/Lib/tga.c
@@ -497,8 +497,7 @@ return OLL_KORRECT;
  *		que les images RGB. il manque le GRIS !!!
  *		! il manque aussi la decompression !
  */
-Image_Desc *
-Image_TGA_alloc_load(char *nom)
+Image_Desc * Image_TGA_alloc_load(char *nom)
 {
 Tga_file_header     head;
 FILE                *fp;
@@ -516,6 +515,11 @@ if ( (fp=fopen(nom, "rb")) == NULL )
 memset(&head, 0, sizeof(Tga_file_header));
 
 foo = Image_TGA_read_header(fp, &head);
+if (foo) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: read error %d on header\n", __func__, foo);
+	fclose(fp);
+	return NULL;
+	}
 
 #if DEBUG_LEVEL > 1
 printf("TGA ALLOC LOAD: read header -> %d\n", foo);