diff --git a/lkql_checker/share/lkql/stdlib.lkql b/lkql_checker/share/lkql/stdlib.lkql
index 7bf4a685f..1542ea83b 100644
--- a/lkql_checker/share/lkql/stdlib.lkql
+++ b/lkql_checker/share/lkql/stdlib.lkql
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fun all(iterable) =
 
 fun any(iterable) =
     |" Return whether at least one element in the given iterable is truthy
-    [x for x in iterable if x].length > 0
+    [x for x in iterable if x]?[1] != ()
 
 fun is_assert_pragma(s) =
     |" Return ``true`` if the string ``s`` is the name of an assert pragma