diff --git a/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c b/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
index f9c6a459a..60a8368be 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ ngx_open_and_stat_file(u_char *name, ngx_open_file_info_t *of, ngx_log_t *log)
             goto failed;
         }
 
-        if (of->is_dir) {
+        if (ngx_is_dir(&fi)) {
             goto done;
         }
     }