diff --git a/src/compiler/sys.ts b/src/compiler/sys.ts
index 69651c64439ca..559072eb30483 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sys.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/sys.ts
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             const platform: string = _os.platform();
             const useCaseSensitiveFileNames = isFileSystemCaseSensitive();
-            const realpathSync = useCaseSensitiveFileNames ? _fs.realpathSync : (_fs.realpathSync.native ?? _fs.realpathSync);
+            const realpathSync = useCaseSensitiveFileNames ? (_fs.realpathSync.native ?? _fs.realpathSync) : _fs.realpathSync;
 
             const fsSupportsRecursiveFsWatch = isNode4OrLater && (process.platform === "win32" || process.platform === "darwin");
             const getCurrentDirectory = memoize(() => process.cwd());