diff --git a/app/views/issues/_form.rhtml b/app/views/issues/_form.rhtml
index 6a4cd0f5f..20ca666c4 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_form.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_form.rhtml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="splitcontentleft">
-<% if @issue.new_record? || @allowed_statuses %>
+<% if @issue.new_record? || @allowed_statuses.any? %>
 <p><%= f.select :status_id, (@allowed_statuses.collect {|p| [p.name, p.id]}), :required => true %></p>
 <% else %>
 <p><label><%= l(:field_status) %></label> <%= @issue.status.name %></p>