diff --git a/src/go/build/read_test.go b/src/go/build/read_test.go
index 2a36a012d5..8636533f69 100644
--- a/src/go/build/read_test.go
+++ b/src/go/build/read_test.go
@@ -110,11 +110,8 @@ func testRead(t *testing.T, tests []readTest, read func(io.Reader) ([]byte, erro
 		if err != nil {
 			if tt.err == "" {
 				t.Errorf("#%d: err=%q, expected success (%q)", i, err, string(buf))
-				continue
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.err) {
+			} else if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.err) {
 				t.Errorf("#%d: err=%q, expected %q", i, err, tt.err)
-				continue
 			}
 			continue
 		}