diff --git a/misc/e4crypt.c b/misc/e4crypt.c
index 3efbf6e..2ae6254 100644
--- a/misc/e4crypt.c
+++ b/misc/e4crypt.c
@@ -760,7 +760,6 @@
 static void do_get_policy(int argc, char **argv, const struct cmd_desc *cmd)
 {
 	struct ext4_encryption_policy policy;
-	struct stat st;
 	int i, j, fd, rc;
 
 	if (argc < 2) {
@@ -771,12 +770,7 @@
 	}
 
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-		if (stat(argv[i], &st) < 0) {
-			perror(argv[i]);
-			continue;
-		}
-		fd = open(argv[i],
-			  S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) ? O_DIRECTORY : O_RDONLY);
+		fd = open(argv[i], O_RDONLY);
 		if (fd == -1) {
 			perror(argv[i]);
 			exit(1);