diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/default.nix
index 8a0e7950396..e69bbe0d2f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     #! $SHELL -e
     if [ -z "\$ASPELL_CONF" ]; then
       for p in \$NIX_PROFILES; do
-        if [ -z "\$ASPELL_CONF" ] && [ -d "\$p/lib/aspell" ]; then
+        if [ -d "\$p/lib/aspell" ]; then
           ASPELL_CONF="data-dir \$p/lib/aspell"
         fi
       done