1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/coreutils/dd.c b/coreutils/dd.c
index 11508614f..cd97b24ee 100644
--- a/coreutils/dd.c
+++ b/coreutils/dd.c
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ int dd_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	buf = xmalloc(bs);
 
 	if (infile != NULL) {
-		if ((ifd = open(infile, O_RDONLY)) < 0) {
-			bb_perror_msg_and_die("%s", infile);
-		}
+		ifd = bb_xopen(infile, O_RDONLY);
 	} else {
 		ifd = STDIN_FILENO;
 		infile = bb_msg_standard_input;