diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/uptime.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/uptime.rs
index f9fe2875fb3..c278ff21f39 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/uptime.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/uptime.rs
@@ -213,9 +213,8 @@ pub fn get_nusers() -> usize {
 pub fn get_nusers(file: &str) -> usize {
     use utmp_classic::{UtmpEntry, parse_from_path};
 
-    let entries = match parse_from_path(file) {
-        Ok(e) => e,
-        Err(_) => return 0,
+    let Ok(entries) = parse_from_path(file) else {
+        return 0;
     };
 
     if entries.is_empty() {