diff --git a/xtask/src/lib.rs b/xtask/src/lib.rs
index 25b64301c7..2bcd76d60b 100644
--- a/xtask/src/lib.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/lib.rs
@@ -109,11 +109,8 @@ fn install_clippy() -> Result<()> {
 
 pub fn run_fuzzer() -> Result<()> {
     let _d = pushd("./crates/ra_syntax");
-    match run!("cargo fuzz --help") {
-        Ok(_) => (),
-        _ => {
-            run!("cargo install cargo-fuzz")?;
-        }
+    if run!("cargo fuzz --help").is_err() {
+        run!("cargo install cargo-fuzz")?;
     };
 
     run!("rustup run nightly -- cargo fuzz run parser")?;