diff --git a/dropbox/dropbox.go b/dropbox/dropbox.go
index a9b07610e..1f0463dc5 100644
--- a/dropbox/dropbox.go
+++ b/dropbox/dropbox.go
@@ -207,11 +207,12 @@ func (f *Fs) setRoot(root string) {
 // Return an Object from a path
 //
 // If it can't be found it returns the error fs.ErrorObjectNotFound.
-func (f *Fs) newObjectWithInfo(remote string, info *dropbox.Entry) (o *Object, err error) {
-	o = &Object{
+func (f *Fs) newObjectWithInfo(remote string, info *dropbox.Entry) (fs.Object, error) {
+	o := &Object{
 		fs:     f,
 		remote: remote,
 	}
+	var err error
 	if info != nil {
 		err = o.setMetadataFromEntry(info)
 	} else {
diff --git a/yandex/yandex.go b/yandex/yandex.go
index cbb8ed6a9..6e9b58b30 100644
--- a/yandex/yandex.go
+++ b/yandex/yandex.go
@@ -327,11 +327,12 @@ func (f *Fs) NewObject(remote string) (fs.Object, error) {
 // Return an Object from a path
 //
 // If it can't be found it returns the error fs.ErrorObjectNotFound.
-func (f *Fs) newObjectWithInfo(remote string, info *yandex.ResourceInfoResponse) (o *Object, err error) {
-	o = &Object{
+func (f *Fs) newObjectWithInfo(remote string, info *yandex.ResourceInfoResponse) (fs.Object, error) {
+	o := &Object{
 		fs:     f,
 		remote: remote,
 	}
+	var err error
 	if info != nil {
 		err = o.setMetaData(info)
 	} else {