diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 630f4542723d920997ae438b0c0fa346cebbf591..fcdb52c3421045665f89099ca4a28286ff44b757 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -5120,8 +5120,8 @@ fn fmtPathFile(
     var tree = try Ast.parse(gpa, source_code, .zig);
     defer tree.deinit(gpa);
 
-    try printAstErrorsToStderr(gpa, tree, file_path, fmt.color);
     if (tree.errors.len != 0) {
+        try printAstErrorsToStderr(gpa, tree, file_path, fmt.color);
         fmt.any_error = true;
         return;
     }