diff --git a/programs/winhlp32/winhelp.c b/programs/winhlp32/winhelp.c
index 070803482bc..2ac3d2ff249 100644
--- a/programs/winhlp32/winhelp.c
+++ b/programs/winhlp32/winhelp.c
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ int PASCAL WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE prev, LPSTR cmdline, int show)
 
         option = *cmdline;
         if (option) cmdline++;
-        while (*cmdline && *cmdline == ' ') cmdline++;
+        while (*cmdline == ' ') cmdline++;
         switch (option)
 	{
 	case 'i':