diff --git a/common/path.go b/common/path.go
index 49c6a5efc2..4b46bdfd43 100644
--- a/common/path.go
+++ b/common/path.go
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ import (
 // FileExist checks if a file exists at filePath.
 func FileExist(filePath string) bool {
 	_, err := os.Stat(filePath)
-	if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
+	return !os.IsNotExist(err)
 }
 
 // AbsolutePath returns datadir + filename, or filename if it is absolute.