1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index ea09ef0..85d52fe 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -4551,6 +4551,11 @@ nochange:
 					}
 				}
 
+				if (!sb.st_size) {
+					printwait(messages[MSG_EMPTY_FILE], &presel);
+					goto nochange;
+				}
+
 				/* If NNN_USE_EDITOR is set, open text in EDITOR */
 				if (cfg.useeditor &&
 #ifdef FILE_MIME_OPTS
@@ -4565,11 +4570,6 @@ nochange:
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				if (!sb.st_size) {
-					printwait(messages[MSG_EMPTY_FILE], &presel);
-					goto nochange;
-				}
-
 				if (!regexec(&archive_re, dents[cur].name, 0, NULL, 0)) {
 					r = get_input(messages[MSG_ARCHIVE_OPTS]);
 					if (r == 'l' || r == 'x') {