diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 53dcffad0b8cdb..8edded9ee06b5d 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ function mkdirSync(path, options) {
 }
 
 /*
- * An recurssive algorithm for reading the entire contents of the `basePath` directory.
+ * An recursive algorithm for reading the entire contents of the `basePath` directory.
  * This function does not validate `basePath` as a directory. It is passed directly to
  * `binding.readdir`.
  * @param {string} basePath
@@ -1429,31 +1429,24 @@ function readdirRecursive(basePath, options, callback) {
   read(context.pathsQueue[i++]);
 }
 
-function processReaddirResult({ result, currentPath, context }) {
-  // Calling `readdir` with `withFileTypes=true`, the result is an array of arrays.
-  // The first array is the names, and the second array is the types.
-  // They are guaranteed to be the same length; hence, setting `length` to the length
-  // of the first array within the result.
-  if (context.withFileTypes) {
-    handleDirents({ result, currentPath, context });
-  } else {
-    handleFilePaths({ result, currentPath, context });
-  }
-}
+// Calling `readdir` with `withFileTypes=true`, the result is an array of arrays.
+// The first array is the names, and the second array is the types.
+// They are guaranteed to be the same length; hence, setting `length` to the length
+// of the first array within the result.
+const processReaddirResult = (context) => (context.withFileTypes ? handleDirents(context) : handleFilePaths(context));
 
 function handleDirents({ result, currentPath, context }) {
   const { 0: names, 1: types } = result;
-  const length = names.length;
+  const { length } = names;
 
   for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
     // Avoid excluding symlinks, as they are not directories.
     // Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/52663
     const fullPath = pathModule.join(currentPath, names[i]);
-    const stat = binding.internalModuleStat(binding, fullPath);
     const dirent = getDirent(currentPath, names[i], types[i]);
     ArrayPrototypePush(context.readdirResults, dirent);
 
-    if (dirent.isDirectory() || stat === 1) {
+    if (dirent.isDirectory() || binding.internalModuleStat(binding, fullPath) === 1) {
       ArrayPrototypePush(context.pathsQueue, fullPath);
     }
   }