diff --git a/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp b/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
index 420c9eac2f6..3e439537962 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void DumpSymbolNamesFromModule (Module *M) {
 void DumpSymbolNamesFromFile (std::string &Filename) {
   std::string ErrorMessage;
   sys::Path aPath(Filename);
-  if (Filename != "-" && !aPath.canRead()) {
+  if (Filename != "-") {
     std::cerr << ToolName << ": " << Filename << ": " << strerror (errno)
               << "\n";
     return;