diff --git a/plug-ins/common/file-lnk.c b/plug-ins/common/file-lnk.c
index aec2dc384d..ff57abab34 100644
--- a/plug-ins/common/file-lnk.c
+++ b/plug-ins/common/file-lnk.c
@@ -252,29 +252,33 @@ load_image (GFile        *file,
   /* Length of the filename */
   link_size = length - link_pos - 1;
 
-  if (link_size > 0)
+  if (link_size <= 0) {
+      g_set_error (error, G_FILE_ERROR, g_file_error_from_errno (errno),
+                   _("Invalid file."));
+      fclose (fp);
+      return NULL;
+  }
+
+  gchar file_name[link_size];
+
+  /* Jump to link address and read in the real file name */
+  if (fseek (fp, base + link_pos, SEEK_SET) < 0 ||
+      fread (file_name, sizeof (gchar), link_size, fp) != link_size)
     {
-      gchar file_name[link_size];
-
-      /* Jump to link address and read in the real file name */
-      if (fseek (fp, base + link_pos, SEEK_SET) < 0 ||
-          fread (file_name, sizeof (gchar), link_size, fp) != link_size)
-        {
-          g_set_error (error, G_FILE_ERROR, g_file_error_from_errno (errno),
-                       _("Invalid file."));
-          fclose (fp);
-          return NULL;
-        }
-
-      file_name[link_size - 1] = '\0';
-      image = gimp_file_load (GIMP_RUN_NONINTERACTIVE,
-                              g_file_new_for_path (file_name));
-
-      if (! image)
-        g_set_error (error, G_FILE_ERROR, G_FILE_ERROR_FAILED,
-                     "%s", gimp_pdb_get_last_error (gimp_get_pdb ()));
-
+      g_set_error (error, G_FILE_ERROR, g_file_error_from_errno (errno),
+                   _("Invalid file."));
+      fclose (fp);
+      return NULL;
     }
+
+  file_name[link_size - 1] = '\0';
+  image = gimp_file_load (GIMP_RUN_NONINTERACTIVE,
+                          g_file_new_for_path (file_name));
+
+  if (! image)
+      g_set_error (error, G_FILE_ERROR, G_FILE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                   "%s", gimp_pdb_get_last_error (gimp_get_pdb ()));
+
   fclose (fp);
 
   return image;