diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.c b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.c
index 20bb15212ff..8fafef18584 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)ld.c	6.10 (Berkeley) 5/22/91";
    Set, indirect, and warning symbol features added by Randy Smith. */
 
 /*
- *	$Id: ld.c,v 1.28 1995/06/14 06:25:09 joerg Exp $
+ *	$Id: ld.c,v 1.29 1995/07/13 08:30:07 rgrimes Exp $
  */
 
 /* Define how to initialize system-dependent header fields.  */
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ file_open(entry)
 	} else
 		fd = open(entry->filename, O_RDONLY, 0);
 
-	if (fd > 0) {
+	if (fd >= 0) {
 		input_file = entry;
 		input_desc = fd;
 		return fd;
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ write_output()
 	
 	outstream = fopen(output_filename, "w");
 	if (outstream == NULL)
-		err(1, "open: %s", output_filename);
+		err(1, "fopen: %s", output_filename);
 
 	if (atexit(cleanup))
 		err(1, "atexit");
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/lib.c b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/lib.c
index 78d692610f1..5e119ba0436 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/lib.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/lib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: lib.c,v 1.14 1995/04/07 05:08:28 nate Exp $	- library routines
+ * $Id: lib.c,v 1.15 1995/05/30 05:01:46 rgrimes Exp $	- library routines
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ struct file_entry	*p;
 
 	fname = findshlib(p->filename, &major, &minor, 1);
 
-	if (fname && (fd = open(fname, O_RDONLY, 0)) > 0) {
+	if (fname && (fd = open(fname, O_RDONLY, 0)) >= 0) {
 		p->filename = fname;
 		p->lib_major = major;
 		p->lib_minor = minor;
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ dot_a:
 		register char *path
 			= concat(search_dirs[i], "/", fname);
 		fd = open(path, O_RDONLY, 0);
-		if (fd > 0) {
+		if (fd >= 0) {
 			p->filename = path;
 			p->flags &= ~E_SEARCH_DIRS;
 			break;