diff --git a/pipeline/nfpm/nfpm.go b/pipeline/nfpm/nfpm.go
index 763ac1198..3cad2c9e1 100644
--- a/pipeline/nfpm/nfpm.go
+++ b/pipeline/nfpm/nfpm.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, format, arch string, binaries []artifact.Artif
 		ConfigFiles: ctx.Config.NFPM.ConfigFiles,
 	}
 
-	if err := nfpm.Validate(info); err != nil {
+	if err = nfpm.Validate(info); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "invalid nfpm config")
 	}