diff --git a/django/contrib/staticfiles/finders.py b/django/contrib/staticfiles/finders.py
index 7f75af3f67..ee612cf3e6 100644
--- a/django/contrib/staticfiles/finders.py
+++ b/django/contrib/staticfiles/finders.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class FileSystemFinder(BaseFinder):
                 hint='Perhaps you forgot a trailing comma?',
                 id='staticfiles.E001',
             ))
+            return errors
         for root in settings.STATICFILES_DIRS:
             if isinstance(root, (list, tuple)):
                 prefix, root = root