diff --git a/src/lxc/parse.c b/src/lxc/parse.c
index ee6b5de83..10510c9d9 100644
--- a/src/lxc/parse.c
+++ b/src/lxc/parse.c
@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@ int lxc_file_for_each_line(const char *file, lxc_file_cb callback, void *data)
 
 	while (getline(&line, &len, f) != -1) {
 		err = callback(line, data);
-		if (err) {
-			ERROR("failed to process '%s'", line);
+		if (err)
 			break;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (line)