1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/editor.c b/editor.c
index 01c644cddb..7519edecdc 100644
--- a/editor.c
+++ b/editor.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *en
 	if (!buffer)
 		return 0;
 	if (strbuf_read_file(buffer, path, 0) < 0)
-		return error("could not read file '%s': %s",
-				path, strerror(errno));
+		return error_errno("could not read file '%s'", path);
 	return 0;
 }