diff --git a/src/permission/fs_permission.cc b/src/permission/fs_permission.cc
index fd3b159f579b..6293844476f3 100644
--- a/src/permission/fs_permission.cc
+++ b/src/permission/fs_permission.cc
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ namespace {
 std::string WildcardIfDir(const std::string& res) noexcept {
   uv_fs_t req;
   int rc = uv_fs_stat(nullptr, &req, res.c_str(), nullptr);
-  if (rc == 0) {
-    const uv_stat_t* const s = static_cast<const uv_stat_t*>(req.ptr);
-    if ((s->st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR) {
-      // add wildcard when directory
-      if (res.back() == node::kPathSeparator) {
-        return res + "*";
-      }
-      return res + node::kPathSeparator + "*";
+  const bool is_dir =
+      rc == 0 &&
+      (static_cast<const uv_stat_t*>(req.ptr)->st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR;
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
+  if (is_dir) {
+    // add wildcard when directory
+    if (res.back() == node::kPathSeparator) {
+      return res + "*";
     }
+    return res + node::kPathSeparator + "*";
   }
-  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
   return res;
 }