1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/procps/nmeter.c b/procps/nmeter.c
index 96d0bb951..205cb8251 100644
--- a/procps/nmeter.c
+++ b/procps/nmeter.c
@@ -132,11 +132,10 @@ static void readfile_z(char *buf, int sz, const char* fname)
 
         int fd = xopen(fname, O_RDONLY);
         buf[0] = '\0';
-        if (fd >= 0) {
-                sz = read(fd, buf, sz-1);
-                if (sz > 0) buf[sz] = '\0';
-                close(fd);
-        }
+        sz = read(fd, buf, sz - 1);
+        if (sz > 0)
+                buf[sz] = '\0';
+        close(fd);
 }
 
 static const char* get_file(proc_file *pf)