1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/spell.c b/src/spell.c
index 5ee799ebf1..5392fe4a70 100644
--- a/src/spell.c
+++ b/src/spell.c
@@ -7768,7 +7768,6 @@ mkspell (
   afffile_T   *(afile[8]);
   int i;
   int len;
-  struct stat st;
   int error = FALSE;
   spellinfo_T spin;
 
@@ -7832,7 +7831,7 @@ mkspell (
   else {
     // Check for overwriting before doing things that may take a lot of
     // time.
-    if (!over_write && mch_stat((char *)wfname, &st) >= 0) {
+    if (!over_write && os_file_exists(wfname)) {
       EMSG(_(e_exists));
       goto theend;
     }
@@ -7888,7 +7887,7 @@ mkspell (
       spin.si_region = 1 << i;
 
       vim_snprintf((char *)fname, MAXPATHL, "%s.aff", innames[i]);
-      if (mch_stat((char *)fname, &st) >= 0) {
+      if (os_file_exists(fname)) {
         // Read the .aff file.  Will init "spin->si_conv" based on the
         // "SET" line.
         afile[i] = spell_read_aff(&spin, fname);