1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/optimise-store.cc b/src/libstore/optimise-store.cc
index e4b4b6213..c032a5e22 100644
--- a/src/libstore/optimise-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/optimise-store.cc
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 static void makeWritable(const Path & path)
 {
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
+    auto st = lstat(path);
     if (chmod(path.c_str(), st.st_mode | S_IWUSR) == -1)
         throw SysError("changing writability of '%1%'", path);
 }
@@ -94,9 +92,7 @@ void LocalStore::optimisePath_(Activity * act, OptimiseStats & stats,
 {
     checkInterrupt();
 
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
+    auto st = lstat(path);
 
 #if __APPLE__
     /* HFS/macOS has some undocumented security feature disabling hardlinking for
@@ -187,9 +183,7 @@ void LocalStore::optimisePath_(Activity * act, OptimiseStats & stats,
 
     /* Yes!  We've seen a file with the same contents.  Replace the
        current file with a hard link to that file. */
-    struct stat stLink;
-    if (lstat(linkPath.c_str(), &stLink))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", linkPath);
+    auto stLink = lstat(linkPath);
 
     if (st.st_ino == stLink.st_ino) {
         debug(format("'%1%' is already linked to '%2%'") % path % linkPath);