diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index f32ba7ea..749ed0bc 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -450,9 +450,7 @@ check_read_or_die(const char *rpath, ssize_t rval, size_t rsize,
 
 	/*
 	 * Bad read, with errno EINTR (syscall interrupted).
-	 * Reset the error state and try again.
 	 */
-	errno = 0;
 	return 0;
 }