diff --git a/src/Native/NativeFileInfo.php b/src/Native/NativeFileInfo.php
index 880d74a..40213c2 100644
--- a/src/Native/NativeFileInfo.php
+++ b/src/Native/NativeFileInfo.php
@@ -114,14 +114,9 @@ public function isDirectory() {
 	 */
 	protected function getMode() {
 		if (!$this->modeCache) {
-			$stat = $this->stat();
-			if (isset($stat['mode'])) {
-				$this->modeCache = ($stat['mode']);
-			} else {
-				$attribute = $this->share->getAttribute($this->path, 'system.dos_attr.mode');
-				// parse hex string
-				$this->modeCache = (int)hexdec(substr($attribute, 2));
-			}
+			$attribute = $this->share->getAttribute($this->path, 'system.dos_attr.mode');
+			// parse hex string
+			$this->modeCache = (int)hexdec(substr($attribute, 2));
 		}
 		return $this->modeCache;
 	}