diff --git a/pre_commit/clientlib.py b/pre_commit/clientlib.py
index c94691a5..9af2fcc7 100644
--- a/pre_commit/clientlib.py
+++ b/pre_commit/clientlib.py
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ def ordered_load_normalize_legacy_config(contents):
     data = ordered_load(contents)
     if isinstance(data, list):
         # TODO: Once happy, issue a deprecation warning and instructions
-        return collections.OrderedDict([('repos', data)])
-    else:
-        return data
+        data = collections.OrderedDict([('repos', data)])
+
+    return data
 
 
 load_config = functools.partial(