diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Chat/Views/MessageLabel.swift b/deltachat-ios/Chat/Views/MessageLabel.swift
index 4b77ba713..97b82b4e3 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Chat/Views/MessageLabel.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Chat/Views/MessageLabel.swift
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ open class MessageLabel: UILabel {
             }
             handleAddress(transformedAddressComponents)
         case let .phoneNumber(phoneNumber):
-            guard let phoneNumber = phoneNumber else { return false }
+            guard let phoneNumber else { return false }
             handlePhoneNumber(phoneNumber)
         case let .date(date):
             guard let date = date else { return false }