diff --git a/py-polars/polars/utils/udfs.py b/py-polars/polars/utils/udfs.py
index 4278f2a6941c..32716fc44086 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/utils/udfs.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/utils/udfs.py
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def _matches(
         n_required_ops, argvals = len(opnames), argvals or []
         instructions = self._instructions[idx : idx + n_required_ops]
         if len(instructions) == n_required_ops and all(
-            any(inst.opname == match_opname for match_opname in match_opnames)
+            inst.opname in match_opnames
             and (match_argval is None or inst.argval in match_argval)
             for inst, match_opnames, match_argval in zip_longest(
                 instructions, opnames, argvals