diff --git a/builtin/push.c b/builtin/push.c
index b5e951bf59..aa22d6a8e5 100644
--- a/builtin/push.c
+++ b/builtin/push.c
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ static const char *get_upstream_ref(struct branch *branch, const char *remote_na
 
 static int is_same_remote(struct remote *remote)
 {
-	struct remote *fetch_remote = remote_get(NULL);
-	return (!fetch_remote || fetch_remote == remote);
+	return remote == remote_get(NULL);
 }
 
 static void setup_default_push_refspecs(struct remote *remote)