diff --git a/src/tool_getpass.c b/src/tool_getpass.c
index 0ac7dcbe01..4c8dcb9f1f 100644
--- a/src/tool_getpass.c
+++ b/src/tool_getpass.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ char *getpass_r(const char *prompt, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
       if(buffer[i] == '\b')
         /* remove this letter and if this is not the first key, remove the
            previous one as well */
-        i = i - (i >= 1) ? 2 : 1;
+        i = i - (i >= 1 ? 2 : 1);
   }
 #ifndef __SYMBIAN32__
   /* since echo is disabled, print a newline */