diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a1ea85289a..b1c4f69c6b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -465,8 +465,7 @@ def run_install_headers(self):
 for type_file in type_files:
     pygame_data_files.append(type_file)
 
-_sdl2_data_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(stub_dir, '_sdl2', '*.pyi'))
-if _sdl2_data_files:
+if _sdl2_data_files := glob.glob(os.path.join(stub_dir, '_sdl2', '*.pyi')):
     data_files.append(('pygame/_sdl2', _sdl2_data_files))
 
 # add non .py files in lib directory