diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/media-descriptor.c b/validate/gst/validate/media-descriptor.c
index 4460f8b268..c43c885ec1 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/media-descriptor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/media-descriptor.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ gst_media_descriptors_compare (GstMediaDescriptor * ref,
       }
     }
 
-    if (sfound == FALSE) {
+    if (sfound == -1) {
       GST_VALIDATE_REPORT (ref, FILE_PROFILE_INCORRECT,
           "Could not find stream %s in the compared descriptor",
           ((StreamNode *) rstream_list->data)->id);
diff --git a/validate/tools/gst-validate-media-check.c b/validate/tools/gst-validate-media-check.c
index 5bfe11d5eb..63b338ddc0 100644
--- a/validate/tools/gst-validate-media-check.c
+++ b/validate/tools/gst-validate-media-check.c
@@ -119,8 +119,11 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
       goto out;
     }
 
-    gst_media_descriptors_compare (GST_MEDIA_DESCRIPTOR (reference),
-        GST_MEDIA_DESCRIPTOR (writer));
+    if (!gst_media_descriptors_compare (GST_MEDIA_DESCRIPTOR (reference),
+            GST_MEDIA_DESCRIPTOR (writer))) {
+      ret = 1;
+      goto out;
+    }
   } else {
     output = gst_media_descriptor_writer_serialize (writer);
     g_print ("Media info:\n%s\n", output);