1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/hw/i386/pci-assign-load-rom.c b/hw/i386/pci-assign-load-rom.c
index 34a3a7ed7f..e40b586b92 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pci-assign-load-rom.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pci-assign-load-rom.c
@@ -45,14 +45,10 @@ void *pci_assign_dev_load_option_rom(PCIDevice *dev, struct Object *owner,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (access(rom_file, F_OK)) {
-        error_report("pci-assign: Insufficient privileges for %s", rom_file);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     /* Write "1" to the ROM file to enable it */
     fp = fopen(rom_file, "r+");
     if (fp == NULL) {
+        error_report("pci-assign: Cannot open %s: %s", rom_file, strerror(errno));
         return NULL;
     }
     val = 1;