diff --git a/utils/check_eof.py b/utils/check_eof.py
index e5e7d0da167..8b44da84889 100755
--- a/utils/check_eof.py
+++ b/utils/check_eof.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def get_all_files(paths: list) -> list:
         p = pathlib.Path(path)
         if not p.exists():
             sys.stderr.write(f"The path {p.absolute()} does not exist!\n")
-            exit(3)
+            continue
         files.extend(get_files(p))
     return files