diff --git a/pkg/fileutil/fileutil_test.go b/pkg/fileutil/fileutil_test.go
index 415d53986..b2c644110 100644
--- a/pkg/fileutil/fileutil_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fileutil/fileutil_test.go
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ func TestIsDirWriteable(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected ioutil.TempDir error: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
-	if err := IsDirWriteable(tmpdir); err != nil {
+	if err = IsDirWriteable(tmpdir); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected IsDirWriteable error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err := os.Chmod(tmpdir, 0444); err != nil {
+	if err = os.Chmod(tmpdir, 0444); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected os.Chmod error: %v", err)
 	}
 	me, err := user.Current()