diff --git a/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c b/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c
index 9a8eccd22c..2e19987609 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c
@@ -131,10 +131,8 @@ Array nvim_get_autocmds(Dict(get_autocmds) *opts, Error *err)
       continue;
     }
 
-    for (AutoPat *ap = au_get_autopat_for_event(event);
-         ap != NULL;
-         ap = ap->next) {
-      if (ap == NULL || ap->cmds == NULL) {
+    for (AutoPat *ap = au_get_autopat_for_event(event); ap != NULL; ap = ap->next) {
+      if (ap->cmds == NULL) {
         continue;
       }