1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/update_passwd.c b/libbb/update_passwd.c
index ba773fcb2..301893be1 100644
--- a/libbb/update_passwd.c
+++ b/libbb/update_passwd.c
@@ -137,12 +137,7 @@ int FAST_FUNC update_passwd(const char *filename,
                 fchown(new_fd, sb.st_uid, sb.st_gid);
         }
         errno = 0;
-        new_fp = fdopen(new_fd, "w");
-        if (!new_fp) {
-                bb_perror_nomsg();
-                close(new_fd);
-                goto unlink_new;
-        }
+        new_fp = xfdopen_for_write(new_fd);
 
         /* Backup file is "/etc/passwd-" */
         *sfx_char = '-';