diff --git a/src/uu/wc/src/count_fast.rs b/src/uu/wc/src/count_fast.rs
index 487893b9f..85d3d1d2b 100644
--- a/src/uu/wc/src/count_fast.rs
+++ b/src/uu/wc/src/count_fast.rs
@@ -173,12 +173,11 @@ pub(crate) fn count_bytes_fast<T: WordCountable>(handle: &mut T) -> (usize, Opti
         if let Some(file) = handle.inner_file() {
             if let Ok(metadata) = file.metadata() {
                 let attributes = metadata.file_attributes();
-                let size = metadata.file_size();
 
                 if (attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE) != 0
                     || (attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL) != 0
                 {
-                    return (size as usize, None);
+                    return (metadata.file_size() as usize, None);
                 }
             }
         }