diff --git a/bin/pyenv-sh-activate b/bin/pyenv-sh-activate
index fe02ae0..e2e9b78 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-sh-activate
+++ b/bin/pyenv-sh-activate
@@ -67,14 +67,12 @@ venv="${versions}"
 
 # exit as success if some virtualenv outside from pyenv is already activated
 if [ -n "${VIRTUAL_ENV}" ]; then
-  if [[ "${VIRTUAL_ENV}" != "$(pyenv-root)/"* ]]; then
-    if [ -z "${FORCE}" ]; then
-      if [ -z "${QUIET}" ]; then
-        echo "pyenv-virtualenv: virtualenv \`${VIRTUAL_ENV}' is already activated" 1>&2
-      fi
-      echo "true"
-      exit 0
+  if [ -z "${FORCE}" ]; then
+    if [ -z "${QUIET}" ]; then
+      echo "pyenv-virtualenv: virtualenv \`${VIRTUAL_ENV}' is already activated" 1>&2
     fi
+    echo "true"
+    exit 0
   fi
 fi