diff --git a/Modules/getpath.c b/Modules/getpath.c
index b239159..18b161c 100644
--- a/Modules/getpath.c
+++ b/Modules/getpath.c
@@ -329,11 +329,9 @@
 	n = fread(rel_builddir_path, 1, MAXPATHLEN, f);
 	rel_builddir_path[n] = '\0';
 	fclose(f);
-	if (n >= 0) {
-	  strcpy(exec_prefix, argv0_path);
-	  joinpath(exec_prefix, rel_builddir_path);
-	  return -1;
-	}
+	strcpy(exec_prefix, argv0_path);
+	joinpath(exec_prefix, rel_builddir_path);
+	return -1;
       }
     }