diff --git a/maintenance/makeStaticLoader.php b/maintenance/makeStaticLoader.php
index f8c6ba033c..978f181fec 100644
--- a/maintenance/makeStaticLoader.php
+++ b/maintenance/makeStaticLoader.php
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 <?php
-
-$path = __DIR__ . '/../../..';
-
-if ( getenv( 'MW_INSTALL_PATH' ) !== false ) {
-	$path = getenv( 'MW_INSTALL_PATH' );
+$IP = getenv( 'MW_INSTALL_PATH' );
+if ( $IP === false ) {
+	$IP = __DIR__  . '/../../..';
 }
-
-require_once( $path . '/maintenance/Maintenance.php' );
+require_once( $IP . '/maintenance/Maintenance.php' );
 
 class MakeStaticLoader extends Maintenance {