diff --git a/crates/fs/src/fs.rs b/crates/fs/src/fs.rs
index bdcfd95566..40f41551ad 100644
--- a/crates/fs/src/fs.rs
+++ b/crates/fs/src/fs.rs
@@ -468,11 +468,11 @@ impl Fs for RealFs {
 
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd"))]
     async fn trash_file(&self, path: &Path, _options: RemoveOptions) -> Result<()> {
-        if let Ok(Some(metadata)) = self.metadata(path).await {
-            if metadata.is_symlink {
-                // TODO: trash_file does not support trashing symlinks yet - https://github.com/bilelmoussaoui/ashpd/issues/255
-                return self.remove_file(path, RemoveOptions::default()).await;
-            }
+        if let Ok(Some(metadata)) = self.metadata(path).await
+            && metadata.is_symlink
+        {
+            // TODO: trash_file does not support trashing symlinks yet - https://github.com/bilelmoussaoui/ashpd/issues/255
+            return self.remove_file(path, RemoveOptions::default()).await;
         }
         let file = smol::fs::File::open(path).await?;
         match trash::trash_file(&file.as_fd()).await {