diff --git a/tor.spec.in b/tor.spec.in
index 7c7b4a63a3..68e9eb6863 100644
--- a/tor.spec.in
+++ b/tor.spec.in
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ fi
 if [ ! -n "`/usr/bin/id -u %{runuser} 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
     # One would also like to default the UID, but doing that properly would
     # also require thought.
-    if [ -x /sbin/nologin ]; then
     if [ -x /sbin/nologin ]; then
         %{_sbindir}/useradd -r -g %{runuser} -d %{localstatedir}/lib/%{name} -s /sbin/nologin %{runuser} 2> /dev/null
     else