diff --git a/convert-hf-to-gguf.py b/convert-hf-to-gguf.py
index b133f3b49f719..1178d63a231fa 100755
--- a/convert-hf-to-gguf.py
+++ b/convert-hf-to-gguf.py
@@ -266,11 +266,10 @@ def _set_vocab_gpt2(self):
                 toktypes.append(gguf.TokenType.USER_DEFINED)
             elif reverse_vocab[i] in added_vocab:
                 tokens.append(reverse_vocab[i])
-                if hasattr(tokenizer, "added_tokens_decoder"):
-                    if tokenizer.added_tokens_decoder[i].special:
-                        toktypes.append(gguf.TokenType.CONTROL)
-                    else:
-                        toktypes.append(gguf.TokenType.USER_DEFINED)
+                if tokenizer.added_tokens_decoder[i].special:
+                    toktypes.append(gguf.TokenType.CONTROL)
+                else:
+                    toktypes.append(gguf.TokenType.USER_DEFINED)
             else:
                 tokens.append(reverse_vocab[i])
                 toktypes.append(gguf.TokenType.NORMAL)