diff --git a/src/fuse_create.cpp b/src/fuse_create.cpp
index 185f554d..1113eb2f 100644
--- a/src/fuse_create.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_create.cpp
@@ -282,8 +282,7 @@ namespace FUSE
     if(rv != 0)
       return rv;
 
-    const uint64_t x = _(cfg->passthrough,ffi_->flags);
-    switch(x)
+    switch(_(cfg->passthrough,ffi_->flags))
       {
       case _(PassthroughEnum::ro,O_RDONLY):
       case _(PassthroughEnum::wo,O_WRONLY):