Index: src/orca/where_am_I.py
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--- src/orca/where_am_I.py	(revision 3232)
+++ src/orca/where_am_I.py	(working copy)
@@ -1492,10 +1492,10 @@
 
         utterances = []
 
-        if self._statusBar.childCount == 0:
-            text = self._getObjName(self._statusBar)
+        text = self._getObjName(self._statusBar)
+        if text:
             utterances.append(text)
-        else:
+        elif self._statusBar.childCount:
             for child in self._statusBar:
                 text = self._getObjName(child)
                 utterances.append(text)
