diff --git a/decode_map.go b/decode_map.go
index c54dae3..7054bab 100644
--- a/decode_map.go
+++ b/decode_map.go
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func decodeStructValue(d *Decoder, v reflect.Value) error {
 	var err2 error
 	n, err2 = d.arrayLen(c)
 	if err2 != nil {
-		return err
+		return err2
 	}
 
 	if n <= 0 {