1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tail.c b/tail.c
index 3b3e2f56c..2027d921d 100644
--- a/tail.c
+++ b/tail.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static int tail_file(const char *filename, off_t n_units)
 		/* Not standard input.  */
 		fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
 		if (fd == -1)
-			fatalError("open error");
+			perror(filename);
 
 		errors = tail_lines(filename, fd, (long) n_units);
 		close(fd);