diff --git a/etc/rc.d/var b/etc/rc.d/var
index 6af285c72e8e..be434fc42829 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/var
+++ b/etc/rc.d/var
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ case "${populate_var}" in
 		else
 			_populate_var
 		fi
-	else
 	fi
 	;;
 esac