diff --git a/format/desktop_entry/scan.ha b/format/desktop_entry/scan.ha
index 38ae90b..b82effe 100644
--- a/format/desktop_entry/scan.ha
+++ b/format/desktop_entry/scan.ha
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@ export fn scan(input: io::handle) scanner = scanner {
 // borrowed from the [[scanner]]. Use [[strings::dup]], [[entry_dup]], etc. to
 // retain a copy. If all you want is the file's data, use [[next_entry]].
 export fn next(this: *scanner) (line | io::EOF | error) = {
-	let text = match (bufio::scan_line(&this.scanner)) {
-	case let text: const str =>
-		yield text;
-	case let err: (io::error | utf8::invalid) =>
-		return err;
-	case io::EOF =>
-		return io::EOF;
+	let text = match (bufio::scan_line(&this.scanner)?) {
+	case let text: const str => yield text;
+	case io::EOF             => return io::EOF;
 	};
 
 	if (text == "") {