diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index b5d1d12b68..52e4ae1b5f 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -2623,12 +2623,8 @@ int read_loose_object(const char *path,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	switch (unpack_loose_header(&stream, map, mapsize, hdr, sizeof(hdr),
-				    NULL)) {
-	case ULHR_OK:
-		break;
-	case ULHR_BAD:
-	case ULHR_TOO_LONG:
+	if (unpack_loose_header(&stream, map, mapsize, hdr, sizeof(hdr),
+				NULL) != ULHR_OK) {
 		error(_("unable to unpack header of %s"), path);
 		goto out;
 	}