diff --git a/skeletons/BOOLEAN.c b/skeletons/BOOLEAN.c
index bb4697c28ce12e647bec8dbeb0ff1a33bf565a7f..2c2bbcf2f4a440d5320c71d921170901c21407c7 100644
--- a/skeletons/BOOLEAN.c
+++ b/skeletons/BOOLEAN.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ BOOLEAN_decode_uper(asn_codec_ctx_t *opt_codec_ctx, asn_TYPE_descriptor_t *td,
 	switch(per_get_few_bits(pd, 1)) {
 	case 1: *st = 1; break;
 	case 0: *st = 0; break;
-	case -1: default: _ASN_DECODE_FAILED;
+	case -1: default: _ASN_DECODE_STARVED;
 	}
 
 	ASN_DEBUG("%s decoded as %s", td->name, *st ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");