1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/validate.c b/validate.c
index 7d2c0d05..65785042 100644
--- a/validate.c
+++ b/validate.c
@@ -707,7 +707,8 @@ check_text(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, int pos, const char *p)
 		if ('\\' != *p)
 			continue;
 
-		if ((c = mdoc_isescape(p))) {
+		c = mdoc_isescape(p);
+		if (c) {
 			p += (int)c - 1;
 			continue;
 		}