diff --git a/usr/libexec/security-misc/pam-info b/usr/libexec/security-misc/pam-info
index c13bea4..907c684 100755
--- a/usr/libexec/security-misc/pam-info
+++ b/usr/libexec/security-misc/pam-info
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ fi
 deny=3
 
 if test -f /etc/security/faillock.conf ; then
-   deny_line=$(grep --invert-match "#" -- /etc/security/faillock.conf | grep -- "deny =")
+   deny_line=$(grep --invert-match "#" -- /etc/security/faillock.conf | grep -- "deny =") || true
    deny="$(printf '%s\n' "$deny_line" | str_replace "=" "" | str_replace "deny" "" | str_replace " " "")"
    ## Example:
    #deny=50