diff --git a/pkg/fatfs/fatfs_vfs/fatfs_vfs.c b/pkg/fatfs/fatfs_vfs/fatfs_vfs.c
index 0892c8ab6b..1ff39781fd 100644
--- a/pkg/fatfs/fatfs_vfs/fatfs_vfs.c
+++ b/pkg/fatfs/fatfs_vfs/fatfs_vfs.c
@@ -257,13 +257,10 @@ static off_t _lseek(vfs_file_t *filp, off_t off, int whence)
 
 static int _fstat(vfs_file_t *filp, struct stat *buf)
 {
-    fatfs_file_desc_t *fd = (fatfs_file_desc_t *)filp->private_data.buffer;
     fatfs_desc_t *fs_desc = (fatfs_desc_t *)filp->mp->private_data;
     FILINFO fi;
     FRESULT res;
 
-    _build_abs_path(fs_desc, fd->fname);
-
     memset(buf, 0, sizeof(*buf));
 
     res = f_stat(fs_desc->abs_path_str_buff, &fi);