diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index ff38d000d..abe3fb8f0 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ jQuery.event = {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Add the remaining (directly- bound) handlers
-		if ( handlers.length ) {
+		// Add the remaining (directly-bound) handlers
+		if ( handlers.length > delegateCount ) {
 			handlerQueue.push({ elem: this, matches: handlers.slice( delegateCount ) });
 		}