diff --git a/src/lfs.c b/src/lfs.c
index 25535ce..2ead179 100644
--- a/src/lfs.c
+++ b/src/lfs.c
@@ -458,18 +458,8 @@ static int make_dir (lua_State *L) {
 ** @param #1 Directory path.
 */
 static int remove_dir (lua_State *L) {
-        const char *path = luaL_checkstring (L, 1);
-        int fail;
-
-        fail = rmdir (path);
-
-        if (fail) {
-                lua_pushnil (L);
-                lua_pushfstring (L, "%s", strerror(errno));
-                return 2;
-        }
-        lua_pushboolean (L, 1);
-        return 1;
+  const char *path = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+  return pushresult(L, rmdir(path), NULL);
 }