diff --git a/core/os/os.odin b/core/os/os.odin
index 52efa7924..a5926834f 100644
--- a/core/os/os.odin
+++ b/core/os/os.odin
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ read_entire_file :: proc(name: string) -> (data: []byte, success: bool) {
 	if data == nil {
 		return nil, false;
 	}
-	defer if !success do delete(data);
 
 	bytes_read, read_err := read(fd, data);
 	if read_err != ERROR_NONE {
+		delete(data);
 		return nil, false;
 	}
 	return data[:bytes_read], true;