diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
index de515e40345..6bb1d976ec5 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
@@ -5354,7 +5354,7 @@ connection if a previous connection has died for some reason."
 			      "2>" (tramp-get-remote-null-device previous-hop))
 			  ?l (concat remote-shell " " extra-args " -i"))
 			 ;; A restricted shell does not allow "exec".
-			 (when r-shell '("&&" "exit" "||" "exit")))
+		         (when r-shell '("&&" "exit")) '("||" "exit"))
 			" "))
 
 		      ;; Send the command.