Index: mc-4.6.1/edit/syntax.c
===================================================================
--- mc-4.6.1.orig/edit/syntax.c	2007-07-26 17:35:14.000000000 +0200
+++ mc-4.6.1/edit/syntax.c	2007-07-26 17:35:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -1113,13 +1113,8 @@
     f = catstrs (home_dir, SYNTAX_FILE, (char *) NULL);
     r = edit_read_syntax_file (edit, names, f, edit ? edit->filename : 0,
 			       get_first_editor_line (edit), type);
-    if (r == -1) {
-	edit_free_syntax_rules (edit);
-	message (D_ERROR, _(" Load syntax file "),
-		 _(" Cannot open file %s \n %s "), f,
-		 unix_error_string (errno));
+    if (r == -1) 
 	return;
-    }
     if (r) {
 	edit_free_syntax_rules (edit);
 	message (D_ERROR, _(" Load syntax file "),
