diff --git a/src/ex_cmds2.c b/src/ex_cmds2.c
index 676cf11..5b11366 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds2.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds2.c
@@ -2147,9 +2147,7 @@
 	i = expand_wildcards(new_ga.ga_len, (char_u **)new_ga.ga_data,
 		&exp_count, &exp_files, EW_DIR|EW_FILE|EW_ADDSLASH|EW_NOTFOUND);
 	ga_clear(&new_ga);
-	if (i == FAIL)
-	    return FAIL;
-	if (exp_count == 0)
+	if (i == FAIL || exp_count == 0)
 	{
 	    EMSG(_(e_nomatch));
 	    return FAIL;