diff --git a/src/win/fs.c b/src/win/fs.c
index 41aeffdd..a177a73e 100644
--- a/src/win/fs.c
+++ b/src/win/fs.c
@@ -1880,8 +1880,9 @@ INLINE static DWORD fs__stat_impl_from_path(WCHAR* path,
                        NULL);
 
   if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-    ret = GetLastError();
-  else if (fs__stat_handle(handle, statbuf, do_lstat) != 0)
+    return GetLastError();
+
+  if (fs__stat_handle(handle, statbuf, do_lstat) != 0)
     ret = GetLastError();
   else
     ret = 0;
@@ -2299,13 +2300,13 @@ INLINE static DWORD fs__utime_impl_from_path(WCHAR* path,
                        flags,
                        NULL);
 
-  if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+  if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    return GetLastError();
+
+  if (fs__utime_handle(handle, atime, mtime) != 0)
     ret = GetLastError();
-  } else if (fs__utime_handle(handle, atime, mtime) != 0) {
-    ret = GetLastError();
-  } else {
+  else
     ret = 0;
-  }
 
   CloseHandle(handle);
   return ret;