diff --git a/common/bootm.c b/common/bootm.c
index 169000c..36f6c41 100644
--- a/common/bootm.c
+++ b/common/bootm.c
@@ -562,18 +562,15 @@
 	data->os_entry = bootm_data->os_entry;
 
 	ret = read_file_2(data->os_file, &size, &data->os_header, PAGE_SIZE);
-	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EFBIG)
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EFBIG) {
+		printf("could not open %s: %s\n", data->os_file,
+				strerror(-ret));
 		goto err_out;
+	}
 	if (size < PAGE_SIZE)
 		goto err_out;
 
 	os_type = file_detect_type(data->os_header, PAGE_SIZE);
-	if ((int)os_type < 0) {
-		printf("could not open %s: %s\n", data->os_file,
-				strerror(-os_type));
-		ret = (int)os_type;
-		goto err_out;
-	}
 
 	if (!data->force && os_type == filetype_unknown) {
 		printf("Unknown OS filetype (try -f)\n");