diff --git a/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c b/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c
index 845e12c348..3759e33090 100644
--- a/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c
+++ b/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ RFILE *filestream_open(const char *path, unsigned mode, unsigned hints)
    stream->hints           = hints;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MMAP
-   if (stream->hints & RFILE_HINT_MMAP && (stream->mode == RFILE_MODE_READ))
+   if (stream->hints & RFILE_HINT_MMAP && mode == RFILE_MODE_READ)
       stream->hints |= RFILE_HINT_UNBUFFERED;
    else
 #endif