1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/copy_file.c b/libbb/copy_file.c
index 7da31f69d..be65c4b47 100644
--- a/libbb/copy_file.c
+++ b/libbb/copy_file.c
@@ -81,13 +81,11 @@ int FAST_FUNC copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
         smallint retval = 0;
         smallint dest_exists = 0;
         smallint ovr;
-        int status;
 
 /* Inverse of cp -d ("cp without -d") */
 #define FLAGS_DEREF (flags & (FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE + FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE_L0))
 
-        status = FLAGS_DEREF ? stat(source, &source_stat) : lstat(source, &source_stat);
-        if (status < 0) {
+        if ((FLAGS_DEREF ? stat : lstat)(source, &source_stat) < 0) {
                 /* This may be a dangling symlink.
                  * Making [sym]links to dangling symlinks works, so... */
                 if (flags & (FILEUTILS_MAKE_SOFTLINK|FILEUTILS_MAKE_HARDLINK))