--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
@@ -125,10 +125,9 @@ ngx_http_gzip_static_handler(ngx_http_re
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
     of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
 
-    rc = ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool);
-
-    if (rc == NGX_ERROR) {
-
+    if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
+        != NGX_OK)
+    {
         switch (of.err) {
 
         case 0:
@@ -143,20 +142,18 @@ ngx_http_gzip_static_handler(ngx_http_re
         case NGX_EACCES:
 
             level = NGX_LOG_ERR;
-            rc = NGX_DECLINED;
             break;
 
         default:
 
             level = NGX_LOG_CRIT;
-            rc = NGX_DECLINED;
             break;
         }
 
         ngx_log_error(level, log, of.err,
                       ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", path.data);
 
-        return rc;
+        return NGX_DECLINED;
     }
 
     ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, log, 0, "http static fd: %d", of.fd);