1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index f14288bb8a..244292a70c 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1341,10 +1341,8 @@ int diff_populate_filespec(struct diff_filespec *s, int size_only)
 		fd = open(s->path, O_RDONLY);
 		if (fd < 0)
 			goto err_empty;
-		s->data = mmap(NULL, s->size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+		s->data = xmmap(NULL, s->size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
 		close(fd);
-		if (s->data == MAP_FAILED)
-			goto err_empty;
 		s->should_munmap = 1;
 	}
 	else {