diff --git a/lib/util/utimes.js b/lib/util/utimes.js
index 87f4588c..434b3cea 100644
--- a/lib/util/utimes.js
+++ b/lib/util/utimes.js
@@ -4,23 +4,24 @@ const fs = require('../fs')
 const u = require('universalify').fromPromise
 
 async function utimesMillis (path, atime, mtime) {
-  // if (!HAS_MILLIS_RES) return fs.utimes(path, atime, mtime, callback)
   const fd = await fs.open(path, 'r+')
 
-  let closeErr = null
+  let error = null
 
   try {
     await fs.futimes(fd, atime, mtime)
+  } catch (futimesErr) {
+    error = futimesErr
   } finally {
     try {
       await fs.close(fd)
-    } catch (e) {
-      closeErr = e
+    } catch (closeErr) {
+      error = closeErr
     }
   }
 
-  if (closeErr) {
-    throw closeErr
+  if (error) {
+    throw error
   }
 }