1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/builtin-apply.c b/builtin-apply.c
index 03f2e950b..65388353a 100644
--- a/builtin-apply.c
+++ b/builtin-apply.c
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc, const char **argv, const char *unused_prefix)
 
 		fd = open(arg, O_RDONLY);
 		if (fd < 0)
-			usage(apply_usage);
+			die("can't open patch '%s': %s", arg, strerror(errno));
 		read_stdin = 0;
 		set_default_whitespace_mode(whitespace_option);
 		errs |= apply_patch(fd, arg, inaccurate_eof);