diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 9f0c9b2a71c2..15642a2b97ac 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void ciBuild(buildEnv, String args) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	else if ( buildEnv.node && buildEnv.node != 's390x' ) { // We couldn't get the code below to work on s390x for some reason.
+	else if ( buildEnv.node != 's390x' ) { // We couldn't get the code below to work on s390x for some reason.
 		// Pull request: we can't pass credentials to the build, since we'd be exposing secrets to e.g. tests.
 		// We do the build first, then publish the build scan separately.
 		tryFinally({