diff --git a/lua/oil/view.lua b/lua/oil/view.lua
index 24a42f7..bc21dfb 100644
--- a/lua/oil/view.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/view.lua
@@ -911,8 +911,6 @@ local pending_renders = {}
 ---    refetch nil|boolean Defaults to true
 ---@param caller_callback nil|fun(err: nil|string)
 M.render_buffer_async = function(bufnr, opts, caller_callback)
-  opts = opts or {}
-  ---@cast opts -nil
   local function callback(err)
     if not err then
       vim.api.nvim_exec_autocmds(
@@ -928,6 +926,7 @@ M.render_buffer_async = function(bufnr, opts, caller_callback)
   opts = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", opts or {}, {
     refetch = true,
   })
+  ---@cast opts -nil
   if bufnr == 0 then
     bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
   end