diff --git a/src/g_mapinfo.cpp b/src/g_mapinfo.cpp
index 5a39d7dbb..49493667e 100644
--- a/src/g_mapinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/g_mapinfo.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ FString level_info_t::LookupLevelName()
 				checkstring[0] = '\0';
 			}
 			thename = strstr (lookedup, checkstring);
-			if (thename == NULL || thename == lookedup)
+			if (thename == NULL)
 			{
 				thename = lookedup;
 			}