diff --git a/internal/fs/file.go b/internal/fs/file.go
index a7c2b8886..e8e9080d7 100644
--- a/internal/fs/file.go
+++ b/internal/fs/file.go
@@ -85,12 +85,7 @@ func Create(name string) (*os.File, error) {
 
 // Open opens a file for reading.
 func Open(name string) (File, error) {
-	f, err := os.Open(fixpath(name))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	setFlags(f)
-	return f, err
+	return os.Open(fixpath(name))
 }
 
 // OpenFile is the generalized open call; most users will use Open
@@ -99,12 +94,7 @@ func Open(name string) (File, error) {
 // methods on the returned File can be used for I/O.
 // If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
 func OpenFile(name string, flag int, perm os.FileMode) (*os.File, error) {
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(fixpath(name), flag, perm)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	setFlags(f)
-	return f, err
+	return os.OpenFile(fixpath(name), flag, perm)
 }
 
 // Walk walks the file tree rooted at root, calling walkFn for each file or
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs_local.go b/internal/fs/fs_local.go
index dd1faafa0..48c40dc90 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs_local.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs_local.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func (fs Local) Open(name string) (File, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	_ = setFlags(f)
 	return f, nil
 }
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ func (fs Local) OpenFile(name string, flag int, perm os.FileMode) (File, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	_ = setFlags(f)
 	return f, nil
 }