diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 8437b2b..701521a 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -312,7 +312,9 @@
 	curbuf->b_op_start = orig_start;
 
 	if (flags & READ_NOFILE)
-	    return NOTDONE;  // so that BufEnter can be triggered
+	    // Return NOTDONE instead of FAIL so that BufEnter can be triggered
+	    // and other operations don't fail.
+	    return NOTDONE;
     }
 
     if ((shortmess(SHM_OVER) || curbuf->b_help) && p_verbose == 0)
@@ -5402,7 +5404,6 @@
     return result;
 }
 
-#if defined(FEAT_WILDIGN) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Return TRUE if a file matches with a pattern in "list".
  * "list" is a comma-separated list of patterns, like 'wildignore'.
@@ -5436,7 +5437,6 @@
     }
     return FALSE;
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Convert the given pattern "pat" which has shell style wildcards in it, into