diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/main.c b/appl/ftp/ftp/main.c
index 007ef8a0f..8a45d10c9 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/main.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/main.c
@@ -555,10 +555,9 @@ help(int argc, char **argv)
 		for (i = 0; i < lines; i++) {
 			for (j = 0; j < columns; j++) {
 				c = cmdtab + j * lines + i;
-				if (c->c_name && (!proxy || c->c_proxy)) {
+				if ((!proxy || c->c_proxy)) {
 					printf("%s", c->c_name);
-				}
-				else if (c->c_name) {
+				} else {
 					for (k=0; k < strlen(c->c_name); k++) {
 						putchar(' ');
 					}