diff --git a/src/uu/tail/src/tail.rs b/src/uu/tail/src/tail.rs
index 7ba1335ad..b0e2bf629 100644
--- a/src/uu/tail/src/tail.rs
+++ b/src/uu/tail/src/tail.rs
@@ -224,10 +224,7 @@ fn open_file(path: &Path, use_nonblock_for_fifo: bool) -> io::Result<File> {
     use std::os::fd::AsFd;
     use std::os::unix::fs::{FileTypeExt, OpenOptionsExt};
 
-    let is_fifo = path
-        .metadata()
-        .ok()
-        .is_some_and(|m| m.file_type().is_fifo());
+    let is_fifo = path.metadata().is_ok_and(|m| m.file_type().is_fifo());
 
     if is_fifo && use_nonblock_for_fifo {
         let file = OpenOptions::new()