diff --git a/src/libstd/path/mod.rs b/src/libstd/path/mod.rs
index 54a8d8131375..660f92d8f7b9 100644
--- a/src/libstd/path/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/path/mod.rs
@@ -287,42 +287,29 @@ pub trait GenericPath: Clone + GenericPathUnsafe {
     /// Fails the task if the extension contains a NUL.
     fn set_extension<T: BytesContainer>(&mut self, extension: T) {
         assert!(!contains_nul(&extension));
-        // borrowck causes problems here too
-        let val = {
-            match self.filename() {
-                None => None,
-                Some(name) => {
-                    let dot = '.' as u8;
-                    match name.rposition_elem(&dot) {
-                        None | Some(0) => {
-                            if extension.container_as_bytes().is_empty() {
-                                None
-                            } else {
-                                let mut v;
-                                let extension = extension.container_as_bytes();
-                                v = slice::with_capacity(name.len() + extension.len() + 1);
-                                v.push_all(name);
-                                v.push(dot);
-                                v.push_all(extension);
-                                Some(v)
-                            }
-                        }
-                        Some(idx) => {
-                            if extension.container_as_bytes().is_empty() {
-                                Some(name.slice_to(idx).to_owned())
-                            } else {
-                                let mut v;
-                                let extension = extension.container_as_bytes();
-                                v = slice::with_capacity(idx + extension.len() + 1);
-                                v.push_all(name.slice_to(idx+1));
-                                v.push_all(extension);
-                                Some(v)
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+
+        let val = self.filename().and_then(|name| {
+            let dot = '.' as u8;
+            let extlen = extension.container_as_bytes().len();
+            match (name.rposition_elem(&dot), extlen) {
+                (None, 0) | (Some(0), 0) => None,
+                (Some(idx), 0) => Some(name.slice_to(idx).to_owned()),
+                (idx, extlen) => {
+                    let idx = match idx {
+                        None | Some(0) => name.len(),
+                        Some(val) => val
+                    };
+
+                    let mut v;
+                    v = slice::with_capacity(idx + extlen + 1);
+                    v.push_all(name.slice_to(idx));
+                    v.push(dot);
+                    v.push_all(extension.container_as_bytes());
+                    Some(v)
                 }
             }
-        };
+        });
+
         match val {
             None => (),
             Some(v) => unsafe { self.set_filename_unchecked(v) }