diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -1657,10 +1657,7 @@
         else:
             paths = rcutil.userrcpath()
 
-        for f in paths:
-            if os.path.exists(f):
-                break
-        else:
+        if not any(os.path.exists(f) for f in paths):
             if opts.get('global'):
                 samplehgrc = uimod.samplehgrcs['global']
             elif opts.get('local'):