diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
index 183551578c..7e47382b58 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class BuildError < RuntimeError
 
     puts
 
-    unless issues&.empty?
+    if issues.present?
       puts "These open issues may also help:"
       puts issues.map { |i| "#{i["title"]} #{i["html_url"]}" }.join("\n")
     end