diff --git a/libraries/Adafruit_LittleFS/src/littlefs/lfs.c b/libraries/Adafruit_LittleFS/src/littlefs/lfs.c
index f9d9ce344..b1a1044e9 100644
--- a/libraries/Adafruit_LittleFS/src/littlefs/lfs.c
+++ b/libraries/Adafruit_LittleFS/src/littlefs/lfs.c
@@ -1989,10 +1989,10 @@ int lfs_rename(lfs_t *lfs, const char *oldpath, const char *newpath) {
     // fetch old pair again in case dir block changed
     lfs->moving = true;
     err = lfs_dir_find(lfs, &oldcwd, &oldentry, &oldpath);
+    lfs->moving = false;
     if (err) {
         return err;
     }
-    lfs->moving = false;
 
     // remove old entry
     err = lfs_dir_remove(lfs, &oldcwd, &oldentry);