diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index 96b0f4236a..783c6840b5 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -1832,10 +1832,8 @@ static void dump_marks(void)
 	}
 
 	if (commit_lock_file(&mark_lock)) {
-		int saved_errno = errno;
-		rollback_lock_file(&mark_lock);
 		failure |= error("Unable to commit marks file %s: %s",
-			export_marks_file, strerror(saved_errno));
+			export_marks_file, strerror(errno));
 		return;
 	}
 }