diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/openstack/util/mount/mount_linux.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/openstack/util/mount/mount_linux.go
index 5dda471c663..23a66539b56 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/openstack/util/mount/mount_linux.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/openstack/util/mount/mount_linux.go
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ func doSafeMakeDir(pathname string, base string, perm os.FileMode) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot create directory %s: %s", currentPath, err)
 		}
 		// Dive into the created directory
-		childFD, err := syscall.Openat(parentFD, dir, nofollowFlags, 0)
+		childFD, err = syscall.Openat(parentFD, dir, nofollowFlags, 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot open %s: %s", currentPath, err)
 		}