diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index c10fe55..ed261dd 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ static char *regs[0x100];
 static char *
 walk(char *s)
 {
-	int depth = 0;
 	char c;
+	int depth = 0;
 	if(s[0] == '(') {
 		while((c = *s++)) {
 			if(c == '(') depth++;
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ walk(char *s)
 			if(!depth) return s;
 		}
 	}
-	while((c = *s++))
-		if(spacer(c)) return s - 1;
+	while(!spacer(s[0]) && (c = *s++))
+		;
 	return s;
 }