diff --git a/src/cfg.rs b/src/cfg.rs
index 3e6a3fe3b..5b1f2af86 100644
--- a/src/cfg.rs
+++ b/src/cfg.rs
@@ -874,9 +874,8 @@ fn parse_tap_hold(
         parse_timeout(&ac_params[1]).map_err(|e| anyhow!("invalid tap-timeout: {}", e))?;
     let tap_action = parse_action(&ac_params[2], parsed_state)?;
     let hold_action = parse_action(&ac_params[3], parsed_state)?;
-    if matches!(tap_action, Action::HoldTap { .. }) || matches!(hold_action, Action::HoldTap { .. })
-    {
-        bail!("tap-hold is not allowed inside of tap-hold")
+    if matches!(tap_action, Action::HoldTap { .. }) {
+        bail!("tap-hold does not work in the tap-action of tap-hold")
     }
     Ok(sref(Action::HoldTap(sref(HoldTapAction {
         config,