diff --git a/pkg/gateway/gateway.go b/pkg/gateway/gateway.go
index dd10c89bacd5..fc9b46582c90 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -333,6 +333,14 @@ func (n *jfsObjects) listDirFactory() minio.ListDirFunc {
 			if root && (fi.Name() == metaBucket || fi.Name() == minio.MinioMetaBucket) {
 				continue
 			}
+			if stat, ok := fi.(*fs.FileStat); ok && stat.IsSymlink() {
+				var err syscall.Errno
+				p := n.path(bucket, prefixDir, fi.Name())
+				if fi, err = n.fs.Stat(mctx, p); err != 0 {
+					logger.Errorf("stat %s: %s", p, err)
+					continue
+				}
+			}
 			entry := &minio.Entry{Name: fi.Name(),
 				Info: &minio.ObjectInfo{
 					Bucket:  bucket,
@@ -343,14 +351,7 @@ func (n *jfsObjects) listDirFactory() minio.ListDirFunc {
 					AccTime: fi.ModTime(),
 				},
 			}
-			if stat, ok := fi.(*fs.FileStat); ok && stat.IsSymlink() {
-				var err syscall.Errno
-				p := n.path(bucket, prefixDir, fi.Name())
-				if fi, err = n.fs.Stat(mctx, p); err != 0 {
-					logger.Errorf("stat %s: %s", p, err)
-					continue
-				}
-			}
+
 			if fi.IsDir() {
 				entry.Name += sep
 				entry.Info.Size = 0
@@ -381,37 +382,38 @@ func (n *jfsObjects) ListObjects(ctx context.Context, bucket, prefix, marker, de
 		return loi, err
 	}
 	getObjectInfo := func(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, info *minio.ObjectInfo) (obj minio.ObjectInfo, err error) {
-		if info != nil && info.Size > 0 {
-			info.Name = object
-			return *info, nil
-		}
-		fi, eno := n.fs.Stat(mctx, n.path(bucket, object))
-		if eno == 0 {
-			size := fi.Size()
-			if fi.IsDir() {
-				size = 0
-			}
-			info = &minio.ObjectInfo{
-				Bucket:  bucket,
-				ModTime: fi.ModTime(),
-				Size:    size,
-				IsDir:   fi.IsDir(),
-				AccTime: fi.ModTime(),
+		var eno syscall.Errno
+		if info == nil {
+			var fi *fs.FileStat
+			fi, eno = n.fs.Stat(mctx, n.path(bucket, object))
+			if eno == 0 {
+				size := fi.Size()
+				if fi.IsDir() {
+					size = 0
+				}
+				info = &minio.ObjectInfo{
+					Bucket:  bucket,
+					ModTime: fi.ModTime(),
+					Size:    size,
+					IsDir:   fi.IsDir(),
+					AccTime: fi.ModTime(),
+				}
 			}
-		}
 
-		// replace links to external file systems with empty files
-		if eno == syscall.ENOTSUP {
-			now := time.Now()
-			info = &minio.ObjectInfo{
-				Bucket:  bucket,
-				ModTime: now,
-				Size:    0,
-				IsDir:   false,
-				AccTime: now,
+			// replace links to external file systems with empty files
+			if errors.Is(eno, syscall.ENOTSUP) {
+				now := time.Now()
+				info = &minio.ObjectInfo{
+					Bucket:  bucket,
+					ModTime: now,
+					Size:    0,
+					IsDir:   false,
+					AccTime: now,
+				}
+				eno = 0
 			}
-			eno = 0
 		}
+
 		if info == nil {
 			return obj, jfsToObjectErr(ctx, eno, bucket, object)
 		}