diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index 8d3434a11..2c7892c16 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -4846,10 +4846,8 @@ static int crtlist_parse_file(char *file, struct bind_conf *bind_conf, struct pr
 			else
 				ckchs = ckchs_load_cert_file(crt_path, 1,  err);
 		}
-		if (ckchs == NULL) {
+		if (ckchs == NULL)
 			cfgerr |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
-			goto error;
-		}
 
 		entry = malloc(sizeof(*entry));
 		if (entry == NULL) {