1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/editors/vi.c b/editors/vi.c
index 0c6906c6b..84da6db74 100644
--- a/editors/vi.c
+++ b/editors/vi.c
@@ -542,9 +542,6 @@ static void cookmode(void);	// return to "cooked" mode on tty
 static int mysleep(int);
 static int readit(void);        // read (maybe cursor) key from stdin
 static int get_one_char(void);  // read 1 char from stdin
-#if !ENABLE_FEATURE_VI_READONLY
-#define file_insert(fn, p, update_ro_status) file_insert(fn, p)
-#endif
 // file_insert might reallocate text[]!
 static int file_insert(const char *, char *, int);
 static int file_write(char *, char *, char *);
@@ -1325,7 +1322,7 @@ static void colon(char *buf)
                         q = next_line(q);
                 { // dance around potentially-reallocated text[]
                         uintptr_t ofs = q - text;
-                        size = file_insert(fn, q, /*update_ro:*/ 0);
+                        size = file_insert(fn, q, 0);
                         q = text + ofs;
                 }
                 if (size < 0)
@@ -2914,7 +2911,7 @@ static char *get_input_line(const char *prompt)
 }
 
 // might reallocate text[]!
-static int file_insert(const char *fn, char *p, int update_ro_status)
+static int file_insert(const char *fn, char *p, int initial)
 {
         int cnt = -1;
         int fd, size;
@@ -2927,7 +2924,8 @@ static int file_insert(const char *fn, char *p, int update_ro_status)
 
         fd = open(fn, O_RDONLY);
         if (fd < 0) {
-                status_line_bold_errno(fn);
+                if (!initial)
+                        status_line_bold_errno(fn);
                 return cnt;
         }
 
@@ -2975,7 +2973,7 @@ static int file_insert(const char *fn, char *p, int update_ro_status)
         close(fd);
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_VI_READONLY
-        if (update_ro_status
+        if (initial
          && ((access(fn, W_OK) < 0) ||
                 /* root will always have access()
                  * so we check fileperms too */