diff --git a/src/librc/librc-misc.c b/src/librc/librc-misc.c
index d3f367a42..6c0fcbe73 100644
--- a/src/librc/librc-misc.c
+++ b/src/librc/librc-misc.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ rc_proc_getent(const char *ent RC_UNUSED)
 		return NULL;
 
 	i = 0;
-	if ((size = getline(&proc, &i, fp) == -1)) {
+	if ((size = getline(&proc, &i, fp)) == -1) {
 		free(proc);
 		return NULL;
 	}