diff --git a/profile/encode.go b/profile/encode.go
index 8ce9d3cf3b..a0a8baa5dc 100644
--- a/profile/encode.go
+++ b/profile/encode.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (p *Profile) postDecode() error {
 				if l.strX != 0 {
 					value, err = getString(p.stringTable, &l.strX, err)
 					labels[key] = append(labels[key], value)
-				} else if l.numX != 0 || l.unitX != 0 {
+				} else {
 					numValues := numLabels[key]
 					units := numUnits[key]
 					if l.unitX != 0 {