diff --git a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/String.Manipulation.cs b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/String.Manipulation.cs
index a69a2ae075e..9db19b0b43d 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/String.Manipulation.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/String.Manipulation.cs
@@ -484,15 +484,13 @@ public static string Join(string separator, params object[] values)
             if (values == null)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(values));
 
-            if (values.Length == 0 || values[0] == null)
+            if (values.Length == 0)
                 return string.Empty;
 
-            string firstString = values[0].ToString();
+            string firstString = values[0]?.ToString();
 
             if (values.Length == 1)
-            {
                 return firstString ?? string.Empty;
-            }
 
             StringBuilder result = StringBuilderCache.Acquire();
             result.Append(firstString);