diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
index c02fb102247..c594978a09e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ bool QFileSystemEngine::fillMetaData(const QFileSystemEntry &entry, QFileSystemM
         } else {
             // it doesn't exist
             entryErrno = errno;
+            statResult = -1;
             data.knownFlagsMask |= QFileSystemMetaData::ExistsAttribute;
         }
 
@@ -971,7 +972,7 @@ bool QFileSystemEngine::fillMetaData(const QFileSystemEntry &entry, QFileSystemM
 
     // second, we try a regular stat(2)
     if (statResult == -1 && (what & QFileSystemMetaData::PosixStatFlags)) {
-        if (entryErrno == 0 && statResult == -1) {
+        if (entryErrno == 0) {
             data.entryFlags &= ~QFileSystemMetaData::PosixStatFlags;
             statResult = qt_statx(nativeFilePath, &statxBuffer);
             if (statResult == -ENOSYS) {