diff --git a/lib/token.cpp b/lib/token.cpp
index f974114ea..bc191c6a7 100644
--- a/lib/token.cpp
+++ b/lib/token.cpp
@@ -297,10 +297,12 @@ int Token::firstWordEquals(const char *str, const char *word)
 {
     for (;;)
     {
-        if (*str == ' ' && *word == 0)
-            return 0;
-        else if (*str != *word)
+		if (*str != *word)
+		{
+			if (*str == ' ' && *word == 0)
+				return 0;
             return 1;
+        }
         else if (*str == 0)
             break;