diff --git a/src/core/SkReadBuffer.cpp b/src/core/SkReadBuffer.cpp
index d82ec4a046..73e7af0fd7 100644
--- a/src/core/SkReadBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkReadBuffer.cpp
@@ -182,9 +182,10 @@ void SkReadBuffer::readMatrix(SkMatrix* matrix) {
     size_t size = 0;
     if (this->isValid()) {
         size = SkMatrixPriv::ReadFromMemory(matrix, fReader.peek(), fReader.available());
-        if (!this->validate((SkAlign4(size) == size) && (0 != size))) {
-            matrix->reset();
-        }
+        (void)this->validate((SkAlign4(size) == size) && (0 != size));
+    }
+    if (!this->isValid()) {
+        matrix->reset();
     }
     (void)this->skip(size);
 }