diff --git a/lib/libvips.js b/lib/libvips.js
index 245291e8..4618fbc2 100644
--- a/lib/libvips.js
+++ b/lib/libvips.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const mkdirSync = function (dirPath) {
   try {
     fs.mkdirSync(dirPath, { recursive: true });
   } catch (err) {
-    /* istanbul ignore if */
+    /* istanbul ignore next */
     if (err.code !== 'EEXIST') {
       throw err;
     }