diff --git a/src/core/ngx_file.c b/src/core/ngx_file.c
index 7adee6db3..3a489608a 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_file.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_file.c
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@ ngx_ext_rename_file(ngx_str_t *src, ngx_str_t *to, ngx_ext_rename_file_t *ext)
         }
 
         err = ngx_errno;
-        goto failed;
     }
 
 #if (NGX_WIN32)