diff --git a/lib/src/working_copy.rs b/lib/src/working_copy.rs
index 63cd6a2a3..eaa1690e9 100644
--- a/lib/src/working_copy.rs
+++ b/lib/src/working_copy.rs
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ impl TreeState {
             return Ok(());
         }
         let metadata = disk_path.symlink_metadata().unwrap();
-        #[cfg_attr(unix, allow(unused_mut))]
         let mut new_file_state = file_state(&metadata);
         match maybe_current_file_state {
             None => {