1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/editors/awk.c b/editors/awk.c
index b3871ffc5..df9b7fdc9 100644
--- a/editors/awk.c
+++ b/editors/awk.c
@@ -3609,8 +3609,6 @@ static var *evaluate(node *op, var *res)
 #undef sreg
 }
 
-/* -------- main & co. -------- */
-
 static int awk_exit(void)
 {
         unsigned i;
@@ -3717,6 +3715,8 @@ int awk_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 g_progname = llist_pop(&list_f);
                 fd = xopen_stdin(g_progname);
                 s = xmalloc_read(fd, NULL); /* it's NUL-terminated */
+                if (!s)
+                        bb_perror_msg_and_die("read error from '%s'", g_progname);
                 close(fd);
                 parse_program(s);
                 free(s);