diff --git a/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/uninstall.rs b/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/uninstall.rs
index f1075cb31..de917c09e 100644
--- a/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/uninstall.rs
+++ b/crates/install-wheel-rs/src/uninstall.rs
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@ pub fn uninstall_wheel(dist_info: &Path) -> Result<Uninstall, Error> {
     };
 
     // Read the RECORD file.
-    let record_path = dist_info.join("RECORD");
-    let mut record_file = match fs::File::open(&record_path) {
-        Ok(record_file) => record_file,
-        Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-            return Err(Error::MissingRecord(record_path));
-        }
-        Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
+    let record = {
+        let record_path = dist_info.join("RECORD");
+        let mut record_file = match fs::File::open(&record_path) {
+            Ok(record_file) => record_file,
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+                return Err(Error::MissingRecord(record_path));
+            }
+            Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
+        };
+        read_record_file(&mut record_file)?
     };
-    let record = read_record_file(&mut record_file)?;
 
     let mut file_count = 0usize;
     let mut dir_count = 0usize;