diff --git a/src/util-file.c b/src/util-file.c
index f030e76868..5b4a575ad6 100644
--- a/src/util-file.c
+++ b/src/util-file.c
@@ -630,9 +630,10 @@ static int FileAppendDataDo(File *ff, const uint8_t *data, uint32_t data_len)
 
     SCLogDebug("appending %"PRIu32" bytes", data_len);
 
-    if (AppendData(ff, data, data_len) != 0) {
+    int r = AppendData(ff, data, data_len);
+    if (r != 0) {
         ff->state = FILE_STATE_ERROR;
-        SCReturnInt(-1);
+        SCReturnInt(r);
     }
 
     SCReturnInt(0);
@@ -943,6 +944,7 @@ int FileCloseFile(FileContainer *ffc, const uint8_t *data,
 
     SCReturnInt(0);
 }
+
 int FileCloseFileById(FileContainer *ffc, uint32_t track_id,
         const uint8_t *data, uint32_t data_len, uint16_t flags)
 {
@@ -955,10 +957,8 @@ int FileCloseFileById(FileContainer *ffc, uint32_t track_id,
     File *ff = ffc->head;
     for ( ; ff != NULL; ff = ff->next) {
         if (track_id == ff->file_track_id) {
-            if (FileCloseFilePtr(ff, data, data_len, flags) == -1) {
-                SCReturnInt(-1);
-            }
-            SCReturnInt(0);
+            int r = FileCloseFilePtr(ff, data, data_len, flags);
+            SCReturnInt(r);
         }
     }
     SCReturnInt(-1);