1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/backends/jny/jny.cc b/backends/jny/jny.cc
index 2b8d51b76..0be11a52c 100644
--- a/backends/jny/jny.cc
+++ b/backends/jny/jny.cc
@@ -546,8 +546,9 @@ struct JnyPass : public Pass {
 
         std::ostream *f;
         std::stringstream buf;
+        bool empty = filename.empty();
 
-        if (!filename.empty()) {
+        if (!empty) {
             rewrite_filename(filename);
             std::ofstream *ff = new std::ofstream;
             ff->open(filename.c_str(), std::ofstream::trunc);
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ struct JnyPass : public Pass {
         JnyWriter jny_writer(*f, false, connections, attributes, properties);
         jny_writer.write_metadata(design, 0, invk.str());
 
-        if (!filename.empty()) {
+        if (!empty) {
             delete f;
         } else {
             log("%s", buf.str().c_str());