diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
index 287aa29b0a..61804f1f2b 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) repair() error {
 			if newLastIndex.filenum != lastIndex.filenum {
 				// Release earlier opened file
 				t.releaseFile(lastIndex.filenum)
-				t.head, err = t.openFile(newLastIndex.filenum, openFreezerFileForAppend)
-				if err != nil {
+				if t.head, err = t.openFile(newLastIndex.filenum, openFreezerFileForAppend); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 				if stat, err = t.head.Stat(); err != nil {