diff --git a/procps/smemcap.c b/procps/smemcap.c
index 96b565f59..2f8ab192e 100644
--- a/procps/smemcap.c
+++ b/procps/smemcap.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void archivefile(const char *path)
 	struct stat s;
 
 	/* buffer the file */
-	fd = xopen(path, O_RDONLY);
+	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd == -1) {
 		/* skip vanished processes between dir listing and traversal */
 		return;