diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 21beeceac0..dc3b440187 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -424,11 +424,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
             this.drawn = true;
             var feature;
             for(var i=0, len=this.features.length; i<len; i++) {
-                if (i != (this.features.length - 1)) {
-                    this.renderer.locked = true;
-                } else {
-                    this.renderer.locked = false;
-                }    
+                this.renderer.locked = (i !== (len - 1));
                 feature = this.features[i];
                 this.drawFeature(feature);
             }