diff --git a/src/fcxml.c b/src/fcxml.c
index 9a061c8..3c18ced 100644
--- a/src/fcxml.c
+++ b/src/fcxml.c
@@ -3368,10 +3368,7 @@ FcConfigParseAndLoad (FcConfig	    *config,
 
     f = FcConfigFilename (name);
     if (!f)
-    {
-	ret = FcTrue;
 	goto bail0;
-    }
     if (sysroot)
 	filename = FcStrBuildFilename (sysroot, f, NULL);
     else
@@ -3402,7 +3399,6 @@ FcConfigParseAndLoad (FcConfig	    *config,
     fd = FcOpen ((char *) filename, O_RDONLY);
     if (fd == -1) {
 	FcStrFree (filename);
-	ret = FcTrue;
 	goto bail1;
     }