diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index 940f08e..4e22f86 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -55,14 +55,7 @@ char *do_browser(char *path)
 	/* The number of the selected file before the current selected file. */
     functionptrtype func;
 	/* The function of the key the user typed in. */
-    DIR *dir = opendir(path);
-
-    /* If we can't open the given directory, forget it. */
-    if (dir == NULL) {
-	beep();
-	free(path);
-	return NULL;
-    }
+    DIR *dir;
 
     /* Don't show a cursor in the file list. */
     curs_set(0);
@@ -74,7 +67,7 @@ char *do_browser(char *path)
 
     path = mallocstrassn(path, get_full_path(newpath ? newpath : path));
 
-    if (path != NULL && newpath != NULL)
+    if (path != NULL)
 	dir = opendir(path);
 
     if (path == NULL || dir == NULL) {