diff --git a/execute_cmd.c b/execute_cmd.c

--- a/execute_cmd.c

+++ b/execute_cmd.c

@@ -5496,11 +5496,7 @@ execute_disk_command (words, redirects, command_line, pipe_in, pipe_out,

     {

       /* If we're optimizing out the fork (implicit `exec'), decrement the

 	 shell level like `exec' would do. */

-#if 0 /* TAG: bash-5.2 psmith 10/11/2020 */

       if (nofork && pipe_in == NO_PIPE && pipe_out == NO_PIPE && (subshell_environment & SUBSHELL_PIPE) == 0)

-#else

-      if (nofork && pipe_in == NO_PIPE && pipe_out == NO_PIPE)

-#endif

 	adjust_shell_level (-1);

       maybe_make_export_env ();