diff --git a/src/share/grabbag/file.c b/src/share/grabbag/file.c
index 23d6f605..f0fae6db 100644
--- a/src/share/grabbag/file.c
+++ b/src/share/grabbag/file.c
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ FLAC__bool grabbag__file_change_stats(const char *filename, FLAC__bool read_only
 
 FLAC__bool grabbag__file_are_same(const char *f1, const char *f2)
 {
-	struct stat s1, s2;
 #if defined _MSC_VER || defined __MINGW32__
-	return f1 && f2 && 0 == strcmp(s1, s2); /*@@@@@@ need better method than strcmp */
+	return f1 && f2 && 0 == strcmp(f1, f2); /*@@@@@@ need better method than strcmp */
 #else
+	struct stat s1, s2;
 	return f1 && f2 && stat(f1, &s1) == 0 && stat(f2, &s2) == 0 && s1.st_ino == s2.st_ino;
 #endif
 }