diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/ruserpass.c b/appl/ftp/ftp/ruserpass.c
index 22cee4b99..eea5b0320 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/ruserpass.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/ruserpass.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ next:
 				fclose(cfile);
 				return (0);
 			}
-			while ((c=getc(cfile)) != EOF && c == ' ' || c == '\t');
+			while ((c=getc(cfile)) != EOF && 
+			       (c == ' ' || c == '\t'));
 			if (c == EOF || c == '\n') {
 				printf("Missing macdef name argument.\n");
 				goto bad;