diff --git a/src/security/security_selinux.c b/src/security/security_selinux.c
index ace9cc0ead..11c0c3bd99 100644
--- a/src/security/security_selinux.c
+++ b/src/security/security_selinux.c
@@ -414,13 +414,8 @@ virSecuritySELinuxLXCInitialize(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr)
     }
 # endif
 
-    selinux_conf = virConfReadFile(selinux_lxc_contexts_path(), 0);
-    if (!selinux_conf) {
-        virReportSystemError(errno,
-                             _("cannot open SELinux lxc contexts file '%s'"),
-                             selinux_lxc_contexts_path());
+    if (!(selinux_conf = virConfReadFile(selinux_lxc_contexts_path(), 0)))
         goto error;
-    }
 
     scon = virConfGetValue(selinux_conf, "process");
     if (! scon || scon->type != VIR_CONF_STRING || (! scon->str)) {