diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/ide/IdeProcessor.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/ide/IdeProcessor.java
index ea09fc65656a9..be6b4ed2b63de 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/ide/IdeProcessor.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/ide/IdeProcessor.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public EffectiveIdeBuildItem effectiveIde(LaunchModeBuildItem launchModeBuildIte
                     }
                     if (matches.size() == 1) {
                         result = matches.get(0);
-                    } else if ((matches.size() == 0 && runningIdes.size() > 0) || matches.size() > 1) {
+                    } else if (matches.size() > 1 || runningIdes.size() > 0) {
                         result = runningIdes.iterator().next();
                     }
                 }