diff --git a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
index 751b8fb7..749fa641 100755
--- a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
+++ b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
@@ -1586,13 +1586,12 @@ has_broken_mac_readline() {
   # Mac OS X 10.4 has broken readline.
   # https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/issues/23
   is_mac || return 1
-  if ! configured_with_package_dir "python" "readline/rlconf.h"; then
-    if can_use_homebrew; then
-      use_homebrew_readline && return 1
-    fi
-    if can_use_macports; then
-      use_macports_readline && return 1
-    fi
+  ! configured_with_package_dir "python" "readline/rlconf.h" || return 1
+  if can_use_homebrew; then
+    use_homebrew_readline && return 1
+  fi
+  if can_use_macports; then
+    use_macports_readline && return 1
   fi
 }