diff --git a/absurdism b/absurdism
index a681356..f556c8e 100755
--- a/absurdism
+++ b/absurdism
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 : \
  && [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] \
  && [ -s build-all ] \
- && { [ ! -d out ] || mkdir out || exit ;} \
+ && { [ -d out ] || mkdir out || exit ;} \
  && chmod -R 0755 . \
  && chown -R 0:1000 . \
  && chmod -R 0775 out \