diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/fts.c b/lib/libc/gen/fts.c
index 64828ff73d6..5c4beef6f57 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/fts.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/fts.c
@@ -901,10 +901,12 @@ fts_stat(FTS *sp, FTSENT *p, int follow, int dfd)
 	int saved_errno;
 	const char *path;
 
-	if (dfd == -1)
-		path = p->fts_accpath, dfd = AT_FDCWD;
-	else
+	if (dfd == -1) {
+		path = p->fts_accpath;
+		dfd = AT_FDCWD;
+	} else {
 		path = p->fts_name;
+	}
 
 	/* If user needs stat info, stat buffer already allocated. */
 	sbp = ISSET(FTS_NOSTAT) ? &sb : p->fts_statp;