diff --git a/includes/view.inc b/includes/view.inc
index 09364898..ecad923e 100644
--- a/includes/view.inc
+++ b/includes/view.inc
@@ -685,7 +685,8 @@ function init_handlers() {
    */
   function init_pager() {
     if (empty($this->query->pager)) {
-      if (!isset($this->query) && empty($this->query)) {
+      // If the query doesn't exist, initialize it.
+      if (empty($this->query)) {
         $this->init_query();
       }
       $this->query->pager = $this->display_handler->get_plugin('pager');