diff --git a/libavformat/anm.c b/libavformat/anm.c
index 7e52e8355b121ec3fba527de2c5dc06571967e58..dc24e789414307aa6f7276d474e90b8b88f5c9c8 100644
--- a/libavformat/anm.c
+++ b/libavformat/anm.c
@@ -135,17 +135,16 @@ static int read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     st->codec->extradata_size = 16*8 + 4*256;
     st->codec->extradata      = av_mallocz(st->codec->extradata_size + FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
     if (!st->codec->extradata) {
-        ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-        goto fail;
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     }
     ret = avio_read(pb, st->codec->extradata, st->codec->extradata_size);
     if (ret < 0)
-        goto fail;
+        return ret;
 
     /* read page table */
     ret = avio_seek(pb, anm->page_table_offset, SEEK_SET);
     if (ret < 0)
-        goto fail;
+        return ret;
 
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_PAGES; i++) {
         Page *p = &anm->pt[i];
@@ -157,8 +156,7 @@ static int read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     /* find page of first frame */
     anm->page = find_record(anm, 0);
     if (anm->page < 0) {
-        ret = anm->page;
-        goto fail;
+        return anm->page;
     }
 
     anm->record = -1;
@@ -166,10 +164,7 @@ static int read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
 
 invalid:
     av_log_ask_for_sample(s, NULL);
-    ret = AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
-
-fail:
-    return ret;
+    return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
 }
 
 static int read_packet(AVFormatContext *s,