diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
index 989bccc7c153d3..b8ec0726885669 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ function preprocessSymlinkDestination(path, type, linkPath) {
   if (!isWindows) {
     // No preprocessing is needed on Unix.
     return path;
-  } else if (type === 'junction') {
+  }
+  if (type === 'junction') {
     // Junctions paths need to be absolute and \\?\-prefixed.
     // A relative target is relative to the link's parent directory.
     path = pathModule.resolve(linkPath, '..', path);