diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/create.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/create.rb
index 9d66200df0..f89b3287a1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/create.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/create.rb
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
       sig { returns(T.nilable(String)) }
       def __gets
-        gots = $stdin.gets.chomp
-        gots.empty? ? nil : gots
+        $stdin.gets&.presence&.chomp
       end
     end
   end