diff --git a/usr.bin/limits/limits.c b/usr.bin/limits/limits.c
index cd242bc6878..c0c652d065a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/limits/limits.c
+++ b/usr.bin/limits/limits.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     for (rcswhich = 0; rcswhich < RLIM_NLIMITS; rcswhich++) {
 	if (doall || num_limits == 0 || which_limits[rcswhich] != 0) {
-	    if (which_limits[rcswhich] == ANY || which_limits[rcswhich])
+	    if (which_limits[rcswhich] == ANY)
 		which_limits[rcswhich] = type;
 	    if (shellparm[shelltype].lprm[rcswhich].pfx) {
 		if (shellparm[shelltype].both && limits[rcswhich].rlim_cur == limits[rcswhich].rlim_max) {