diff --git a/src/rdb.c b/src/rdb.c
index afa9676b..fcd912d7 100644
--- a/src/rdb.c
+++ b/src/rdb.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,6 @@ int rdbLoad(char *filename) {
 
     fp = fopen(filename,"r");
     if (!fp) {
-        errno = ENOENT;
         return REDIS_ERR;
     }
     rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fp);
diff --git a/src/redis.c b/src/redis.c
index aeafc483..faf05e17 100644
--- a/src/redis.c
+++ b/src/redis.c
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@ void loadDataFromDisk(void) {
             redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"DB loaded from disk: %.3f seconds",
                 (float)(ustime()-start)/1000000);
         } else if (errno != ENOENT) {
-            redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Fatal error loading the DB. Exiting.");
+            redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Fatal error loading the DB: %s. Exiting.",strerror(errno));
             exit(1);
         }
     }