diff --git a/src/bin/e_xsettings.c b/src/bin/e_xsettings.c
index 87bd0625c..f71f61852 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_xsettings.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_xsettings.c
@@ -565,11 +565,9 @@ _e_xsettings_cursor_path_set(void)
    path = getenv("XCURSOR_PATH");
    if (path)
      {
-        if (!strstr(path, buf))
-          {
-             snprintf(env, sizeof(env), "%s:%s", buf, path);
-             path = env;
-          }
+        if (strstr(path, buf)) return;
+        snprintf(env, sizeof(env), "%s:%s", buf, path);
+        path = env;
      }
    else
      {