diff --git a/lib/content_encoding.c b/lib/content_encoding.c
index a7511af7e9..a44aad7d09 100644
--- a/lib/content_encoding.c
+++ b/lib/content_encoding.c
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ static enum {
 
     /* Skip over the NUL */
     --len;
-    ++data;
   }
 
   if(flags & HEAD_CRC) {