diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b82bdf4..bc4f363 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def set_cmake_user_options(self) -> list[str]:
         if conda_prefix is not None:
             result.append('-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=' + conda_prefix)
 
-        elif conda_prefix and self.mkl:
+        if self.mkl:
             self.set_conda_mklroot()
 
         return result