diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb
index 7a9b53d529..2a0350aa14 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb
@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ def construct_watcher(target_info)
 
       # The file might be rotated or removed after collecting paths, so check inode again here.
       begin
-        ino = Fluent::FileWrapper.stat(path).ino
-        target_info.ino = ino
+        target_info.ino = Fluent::FileWrapper.stat(path).ino
       rescue Errno::ENOENT, Errno::EACCES
         $log.warn "stat() for #{path} failed. Continuing without tailing it."
         return
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ def construct_watcher(target_info)
       pe = nil
       if @pf
         pe = @pf[target_info]
-        pe.update(ino, 0) if @read_from_head && pe.read_inode.zero?
+        pe.update(target_info.ino, 0) if @read_from_head && pe.read_inode.zero?
       end
 
       begin