diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/mknod.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/mknod.cpp
index 7fb599dc47..89f9bba8b6 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/mknod.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/mknod.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$mknod(Userspace<const Syscall::SC_mknod_params*>
         return EFAULT;
     if (!is_superuser() && !is_regular_file(params.mode) && !is_fifo(params.mode) && !is_socket(params.mode))
         return EPERM;
-    auto path = get_syscall_path_argument(params.path);
-    if (path.is_error())
-        return path.error();
-    return VirtualFileSystem::the().mknod(path.value()->view(), params.mode & ~umask(), params.dev, current_directory());
+    auto path = TRY(get_syscall_path_argument(params.path));
+    return VirtualFileSystem::the().mknod(path->view(), params.mode & ~umask(), params.dev, current_directory());
 }
 
 }