diff --git a/src/exe.ml b/src/exe.ml
index b93d48addd74..a29305766354 100644
--- a/src/exe.ml
+++ b/src/exe.ml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ let link_exe
        ]);
   if linkage.ext = ".bc" then
     let rules =
-      if not explicit_js_mode || (explicit_js_mode && has_js) then
+      if not explicit_js_mode || has_js then
         Js_of_ocaml_rules.build_exe cctx ~js_of_ocaml ~src:exe
       else
         []