diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/readall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/readall.rb
index a26a4d60c3..ddac584443 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/readall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/readall.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module Readall
     end
 
     def valid_aliases?(alias_dir, formula_dir)
-      return false unless alias_dir.directory?
+      return true unless alias_dir.directory?
 
       failed = false
       alias_dir.each_child do |f|