diff --git a/src/misc2.c b/src/misc2.c
index b6d5e06..fac836f 100644
--- a/src/misc2.c
+++ b/src/misc2.c
@@ -1903,7 +1903,6 @@
 {
     char_u	old_dir[MAXPATHL];
     char_u	new_dir[MAXPATHL];
-    int		res;
 
     if (mch_dirname(old_dir, MAXPATHL) != OK)
 	*old_dir = NUL;
@@ -1913,16 +1912,15 @@
 
     if (pathcmp((char *)old_dir, (char *)new_dir, -1) == 0)
 	// nothing to do
-	res = OK;
-    else
-    {
-	res = mch_chdir((char *)new_dir) == 0 ? OK : FAIL;
+	return OK;
 
-	if (res == OK && trigger_autocmd != NULL)
-	    apply_autocmds(EVENT_DIRCHANGED, (char_u *)trigger_autocmd,
+    if (mch_chdir((char *)new_dir) != 0)
+	return FAIL;
+
+    if (trigger_autocmd != NULL)
+	apply_autocmds(EVENT_DIRCHANGED, (char_u *)trigger_autocmd,
 						       new_dir, FALSE, curbuf);
-    }
-    return res;
+    return OK;
 }
 #endif