diff --git a/main/cli.c b/main/cli.c
index d63411ec18530691cd05edd65e5e15bb2087f95c..72cd8152f44096c59b52ec83248aaba30309c03a 100644
--- a/main/cli.c
+++ b/main/cli.c
@@ -1535,10 +1535,8 @@ int ast_cli_unregister_multiple(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int len)
 }
 
 
-/*! \brief helper for final part of
- * handle_help. if locked = 0 it's just "help_workhorse",
- * otherwise assume the list is already locked and print
- * an error message if not found.
+/*! \brief helper for final part of handle_help
+ *  if locked = 1, assume the list is already locked
  */
 static char *help1(int fd, char *match[], int locked)
 {
@@ -1567,7 +1565,7 @@ static char *help1(int fd, char *match[], int locked)
 	}
 	if (!locked)
 		AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&helpers);
-	if (!locked && !found && matchstr[0])
+	if (!found && matchstr[0])
 		ast_cli(fd, "No such command '%s'.\n", matchstr);
 	return CLI_SUCCESS;
 }