diff --git a/file_extract.c b/file_extract.c
index d47558a546..e10d40bf97 100644
--- a/file_extract.c
+++ b/file_extract.c
@@ -158,15 +158,16 @@ static size_t zlib_file_size(void *handle)
 
 static void *zlib_file_open(const char *path)
 {
-   ssize_t ret;
+   size_t ret = -1;
+   bool read_from_file = false;
    zlib_file_data_t *data = (zlib_file_data_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*data));
 
    if (!data)
       return NULL;
 
-   ret = read_file(path, &data->data);
+   read_from_file = read_file(path, &data->data, &ret);
 
-   if (ret < 0)
+   if (!read_from_file || ret < 0)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to open archive: %s.\n",
             path);
diff --git a/file_ops.c b/file_ops.c
index b007c5856c..d41d813e3d 100644
--- a/file_ops.c
+++ b/file_ops.c
@@ -116,10 +116,7 @@ static bool read_generic_file(const char *path, void **buf, size_t *len)
    rom_buf = malloc(_len + 1);
 
    if (!rom_buf)
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("Couldn't allocate memory.\n");
       goto error;
-   }
 
    if ((ret = fread(rom_buf, 1, _len, file)) < _len)
       RARCH_WARN("Didn't read whole file.\n");