diff --git a/lua/oil/util.lua b/lua/oil/util.lua
index 413e7eb..b04b6a9 100644
--- a/lua/oil/util.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/util.lua
@@ -974,22 +974,25 @@ M.get_icon_provider = function()
   end
 
   local has_devicons, devicons = pcall(require, 'nvim-web-devicons')
-  if has_devicons then
-    return function(type, name, conf, ft)
-      if type == 'directory' then
-        return conf and conf.directory or '', 'OilDirIcon'
-      else
-        if ft then
-          local ft_icon, ft_hl = devicons.get_icon_by_filetype(ft)
-          if ft_icon and ft_icon ~= '' then
-            return ft_icon, ft_hl
-          end
+
+  if not has_devicons then
+    return
+  end
+
+  return function(type, name, conf, ft)
+    if type == 'directory' then
+      return conf and conf.directory or '', 'OilDirIcon'
+    else
+      if ft then
+        local ft_icon, ft_hl = devicons.get_icon_by_filetype(ft)
+        if ft_icon and ft_icon ~= '' then
+          return ft_icon, ft_hl
         end
-        local icon, hl = devicons.get_icon(name)
-        hl = hl or 'OilFileIcon'
-        icon = icon or (conf and conf.default_file or '')
-        return icon, hl
       end
+      local icon, hl = devicons.get_icon(name)
+      hl = hl or 'OilFileIcon'
+      icon = icon or (conf and conf.default_file or '')
+      return icon, hl
     end
   end
 end