diff --git a/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-translate/MlirTranslateMain.cpp b/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-translate/MlirTranslateMain.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-translate/MlirTranslateMain.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-translate/MlirTranslateMain.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
         SourceMgrDiagnosticHandler sourceMgrHandler(*sourceMgr, &context);
         result = (*translationRequested)(sourceMgr, *stream, &context);
       }
+      if (failed(result))
+        return result;
 
       if (i < translationsRequested.size() - 1) {
         // If there are further translations, create a new buffer with the