diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index c5db6cf..6582ee6 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ walk(char *s)
 			if(!depth) return s;
 		}
 	}
-	while((c = *s) && !spacer(c) && *s++)
-		;
+	while((c = *s) && !spacer(c)) s++;
 	return s;
 }