1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/head.c b/head.c
index 0c8ef3d59..688c250b1 100644
--- a/head.c
+++ b/head.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -82,10 +81,9 @@ int head_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                 printf("==> %s <==\n", argv[optind]);
                         }
                         head(len, fp);
-                        if (errno) {
+                        if (ferror(fp)) {
                                 perror_msg("%s", argv[optind]);
                                 status = EXIT_FAILURE;
-                                errno = 0;
                         }
                         if (optind < argc - 1)
                                 putchar('\n');