1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/template/ruby-runner.c.in b/template/ruby-runner.c.in
index c4ee2f1ee4..75be21573f 100644
--- a/template/ruby-runner.c.in
+++ b/template/ruby-runner.c.in
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     static const char builddir[] = BUILDDIR;
     const char *libpath = getenv(LIBPATHENV);
+    char c = 0;
+
     if (libpath) {
-	while (*libpath == PATH_SEP) ++libpath;
+	while ((c = *libpath) == PATH_SEP) ++libpath;
     }
-    if (libpath && *libpath) {
+    if (c) {
 	size_t n = strlen(libpath);
 	char *e = malloc(sizeof(builddir)+n+1);
 	memcpy(e, builddir, sizeof(builddir)-1);