diff --git a/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c b/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c
index 627a244fb7..6a681b131b 100644
--- a/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c
+++ b/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c
@@ -5491,7 +5491,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		pghost = env;
 	if ((env = getenv("PGPORT")) != NULL && *env != '\0')
 		pgport = env;
-	else if ((env = getenv("PGUSER")) != NULL && *env != '\0')
+	if ((env = getenv("PGUSER")) != NULL && *env != '\0')
 		login = env;
 
 	state = (CState *) pg_malloc0(sizeof(CState));