how to break promise chain

I a promise in such fashion,

function getMode(){
    var deferred = Promise.defer();

    checkIf('A')
    .then(function(bool){
        if(bool){
            deferred.resolve('A');
        }else{
            return checkIf('B');
        }
    }).then(function(bool){
        if(bool){
            deferred.resolve('B');
        }else{
            return checkIf('C');
        }
    }).then(function(bool){
        if(bool){
            deferred.resolve('C');
        }else{
            deferred.reject();
        }
    });

    return deferred.promise;
}

checkIf returns a promise, and yes checkIf cannot be modified.

How do I break out of the chain at the first match? (any way other than explicitly throwing error?)