diff --git a/paths/func.go b/paths/func.go
index ba22790..b1b1e12 100644
--- a/paths/func.go
+++ b/paths/func.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func RealPathExists(path *string) (exists bool, err error) {
 	if err = RealPath(path); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Stat(*path); err != nil {
+	if _, err = os.Stat(*path); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			exists = false
 			err = nil