diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc.c
index 420b67fb0..a9dea1da9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc.c
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ weechat_plugin_init (struct t_weechat_plugin *plugin, int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!irc_config_init ())
         return WEECHAT_RC_ERROR;
 
-    if (irc_config_read () < 0)
-        return WEECHAT_RC_ERROR;
+    irc_config_read ();
 
     irc_command_init ();