1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/procps/sysctl.c b/procps/sysctl.c
index 5fa7646d1..42de374d2 100644
--- a/procps/sysctl.c
+++ b/procps/sysctl.c
@@ -119,14 +119,16 @@ static int sysctl_act_on_setting(char *setting)
         if (cptr)
                 writing = 1;
         if (writing) {
-                if (cptr == NULL) {
+                if (!cptr) {
                         bb_error_msg("error: '%s' must be of the form name=value",
                                 outname);
                         retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
                         goto end;
                 }
                 value = cptr + 1;  /* point to the value in name=value */
-                if (setting == cptr || !*value) {
+                if (setting == cptr /* "name" can't be empty */
+                 /* || !*value - WRONG: "sysctl net.ipv4.ip_local_reserved_ports=" is a valid syntax (clears the value) */
+                ) {
                         bb_error_msg("error: malformed setting '%s'", outname);
                         retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
                         goto end;