diff --git a/src/item/mod.rs b/src/item/mod.rs
index 1031729..9715ca2 100644
--- a/src/item/mod.rs
+++ b/src/item/mod.rs
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ impl Item {
             for c in res {
                 write!(sha256sum, "{c:02x}")?;
             }
-            let node = Node::read_data_to_tar(&data, &filename, &meta, owner)?;
             let mode = meta.mode();
             Ok(Self {
                 entry: Entry::File { path, sha256sum, mode, size },
-                node,
+                node: Node::read_data_to_tar(&data, &filename, &meta, owner)?,
             })
         } else if meta.is_dir() {
             let mode = meta.mode();
diff --git a/tar/src/header.rs b/tar/src/header.rs
index 2479ca0..e56475d 100644
--- a/tar/src/header.rs
+++ b/tar/src/header.rs
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ impl Header {
         header.mtime[..mtime.len()].copy_from_slice(mtime.as_bytes());
         header.link_indicator[0] = FileType::from(meta) as u8;
         if header.link_indicator[0] == FileType::Symlink as u8 {
-            let link = fs::read_link(&filename)?.to_str().unwrap().to_string();
+            let link = fs::read_link(filename)?.to_str().unwrap().to_string();
             header.link_name[..link.len()].copy_from_slice(link.as_bytes());
         } else if header.link_indicator[0] == FileType::Block as u8 {
             let major = format!("{:07o}", meta.st_dev());