diff --git a/crc64.c b/crc64.c
index 9bfcbac..13d9c73 100644
--- a/crc64.c
+++ b/crc64.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static int process_file(const CHAR *const file_name, const int options)
         {
             if (!(options & OPT_IGNERR))
             {
-                if (!(options & OPT_SILENT))
+                if (!((options & OPT_SILENT) || g_aborted))
                 {
                     FPUTS(T("I/O Error: Failed to read input data!\n"), stderr);
                 }