4 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/dtc.c b/dtc.c
index c641491..6d67c9a 100644
--- a/dtc.c
+++ b/dtc.c
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (inf && inf->file != stdin)
 		fclose(inf->file);
 
-	if (! bi || ! bi->dt || bi->error)
-		die("Couldn't read input tree\n");
-
 	fill_fullpaths(bi->dt, "");
 	process_checks(force, bi);
 
diff --git a/dtc.h b/dtc.h
index d5be1a5..d757242 100644
--- a/dtc.h
+++ b/dtc.h
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ struct reserve_info *add_reserve_entry(struct reserve_info *list,
 struct boot_info {
 	struct reserve_info *reservelist;
 	struct node *dt;		/* the device tree */
-	int error;
 };
 
 struct boot_info *build_boot_info(struct reserve_info *reservelist,
diff --git a/livetree.c b/livetree.c
index 7610e78..6ba0846 100644
--- a/livetree.c
+++ b/livetree.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ struct boot_info *build_boot_info(struct reserve_info *reservelist,
 	bi = xmalloc(sizeof(*bi));
 	bi->reservelist = reservelist;
 	bi->dt = tree;
-	bi->error = 0;
 
 	return bi;
 }
diff --git a/treesource.c b/treesource.c
index 3c24e7f..468d6b1 100644
--- a/treesource.c
+++ b/treesource.c
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ struct boot_info *dt_from_source(const char *fname)
 	yyin = srcpos_file->file;
 
 	if (yyparse() != 0)
-		return NULL;
+		die("Unable to parse input tree\n");
+
+	if (treesource_error)
+		die("Syntax error parsing input tree\n");
 
-	the_boot_info->error = treesource_error;
 	return the_boot_info;
 }