diff --git a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c
index 42eeaf7e0..183953674 100644
--- a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ void *dump_bo_contents(void *_thread_data)
 	}
 
 	snprintf(img_path, sizeof(img_path), IMG_KFD_PAGES_FILE, thread_data->id, thread_data->gpu_id);
-	bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, true, &image_size);
+	bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, true, &image_size, true);
 	if (!bo_contents_fp) {
 		pr_perror("Cannot fopen %s", img_path);
 		ret = -EIO;
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ void *restore_bo_contents(void *_thread_data)
 								   SDMA_LINEAR_COPY_MAX_SIZE - 1;
 
 	snprintf(img_path, sizeof(img_path), IMG_KFD_PAGES_FILE, thread_data->id, thread_data->gpu_id);
-	bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &image_size);
+	bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &image_size, true);
 	if (!bo_contents_fp) {
 		pr_perror("Cannot fopen %s", img_path);
 		ret = -errno;
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ int amdgpu_restore_init(void)
 		if (d) {
 			while ((dir = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
 				if (strncmp("amdgpu-kfd-", dir->d_name, strlen("amdgpu-kfd-")) == 0) {
-					img_fp = open_img_file(dir->d_name, false, &img_size);
+					img_fp = open_img_file(dir->d_name, false, &img_size, true);
 					if (!img_fp)
 						return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ int amdgpu_restore_init(void)
 					xfree(buf);
 				}
 				if (strncmp("amdgpu-renderD-", dir->d_name, strlen("amdgpu-renderD-")) == 0) {
-					img_fp = open_img_file(dir->d_name, false, &img_size);
+					img_fp = open_img_file(dir->d_name, false, &img_size, true);
 					if (!img_fp)
 						return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ int amdgpu_plugin_restore_file(int id, bool *retry_needed)
 
 	snprintf(img_path, sizeof(img_path), IMG_KFD_FILE, id);
 
-	img_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &img_size);
+	img_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &img_size, false);
 	if (!img_fp) {
 		struct tp_node *tp_node;
 		uint32_t target_gpu_id;
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ int amdgpu_plugin_restore_file(int id, bool *retry_needed)
 		 */
 		snprintf(img_path, sizeof(img_path), IMG_DRM_FILE, id);
 
-		img_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &img_size);
+		img_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &img_size, true);
 		if (!img_fp) {
 			ret = amdgpu_plugin_dmabuf_restore(id);
 			if (ret == 1) {
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ FILE *get_bo_contents_fp(int id, int gpu_id, size_t tot_size)
 	FILE *bo_contents_fp = NULL;
 
 	snprintf(img_path, sizeof(img_path), IMG_KFD_PAGES_FILE, id, gpu_id);
-	bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &image_size);
+	bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &image_size, true);
 	if (!bo_contents_fp) {
 		pr_perror("Cannot fopen %s", img_path);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_dmabuf.c b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_dmabuf.c
index 11c9792e3..d4be9ad53 100644
--- a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_dmabuf.c
+++ b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_dmabuf.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int amdgpu_plugin_dmabuf_restore(int id)
 	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), IMG_DMABUF_FILE, id);
 
 	/* Read serialized metadata */
-	img_fp = open_img_file(path, false, &img_size);
+	img_fp = open_img_file(path, false, &img_size, true);
 	if (!img_fp) {
 		pr_err("Failed to open dmabuf metadata file: %s\n", path);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_drm.c b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_drm.c
index dedce9e46..3d85be5b4 100644
--- a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_drm.c
+++ b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_drm.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int restore_bo_contents_drm(int drm_render_minor, CriuRenderNode *rd, int
 
 		snprintf(img_path, sizeof(img_path), IMG_DRM_PAGES_FILE, rd->id, drm_render_minor, i);
 
-		bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &image_size);
+		bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, false, &image_size, true);
 		if (!bo_contents_fp) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			break;
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ int amdgpu_plugin_drm_dump_file(int fd, int id, struct stat *drm)
 		drmPrimeHandleToFD(device_fd, boinfo->handle, 0, &dmabuf_fd);
 
 		snprintf(img_path, sizeof(img_path), IMG_DRM_PAGES_FILE, rd->id, rd->drm_render_minor, i);
-		bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, true, &image_size);
+		bo_contents_fp = open_img_file(img_path, true, &image_size, true);
 
 		posix_memalign(&buffer, sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE), handle_entry.size);
 
diff --git a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_util.c b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_util.c
index 592562474..4fe3f023f 100644
--- a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_util.c
+++ b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_util.c
@@ -228,9 +228,10 @@ int write_fp(FILE *fp, const void *buf, const size_t buf_len)
  * @param path The file path
  * @param write False for read, true for write
  * @param size Size of actual contents
+ * @param expect_present If true, the file not existing is an error
  * @return FILE *if successful, NULL if failed
  */
-FILE *open_img_file(char *path, bool write, size_t *size)
+FILE *open_img_file(char *path, bool write, size_t *size, bool expect_present)
 {
 	FILE *fp = NULL;
 	int fd, ret;
@@ -241,7 +242,8 @@ FILE *open_img_file(char *path, bool write, size_t *size)
 		fd = openat(criu_get_image_dir(), path, write ? (O_WRONLY | O_CREAT) : O_RDONLY, 0600);
 
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		pr_err("%s: Failed to open for %s\n", path, write ? "write" : "read");
+		if (expect_present)
+			pr_err("%s: Failed to open for %s\n", path, write ? "write" : "read");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -300,7 +302,7 @@ int write_img_file(char *path, const void *buf, const size_t buf_len)
 	FILE *fp;
 	size_t len = buf_len;
 
-	fp = open_img_file(path, true, &len);
+	fp = open_img_file(path, true, &len, true);
 	if (!fp)
 		return -errno;
 
diff --git a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_util.h b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_util.h
index f5f752d0b..69b98a31c 100644
--- a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_util.h
+++ b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_util.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int read_fp(FILE *fp, void *buf, const size_t buf_len);
 int write_fp(FILE *fp, const void *buf, const size_t buf_len);
 int read_file(const char *file_path, void *buf, const size_t buf_len);
 int write_img_file(char *path, const void *buf, const size_t buf_len);
-FILE *open_img_file(char *path, bool write, size_t *size);
+FILE *open_img_file(char *path, bool write, size_t *size, bool expect_present);
 
 int record_dumped_fd(int fd, bool is_drm);
 struct list_head *get_dumped_fds();