1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/bc.c b/miscutils/bc.c
index 7ab320a4d..9c7e69fc1 100644
--- a/miscutils/bc.c
+++ b/miscutils/bc.c
@@ -7072,11 +7072,9 @@ static BC_STATUS zbc_vm_stdin(void)
                         else if (buf.v[0] == G.sbgn)
                                 str += 1;
                 } else {
-                        size_t i;
-                        for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
-                                char c = string[i];
-
-                                if (i - 1 > len || string[i - 1] != '\\') {
+                        while (*string) {
+                                char c = *string;
+                                if (string != buf.v && string[-1] != '\\') {
                                         // checking applet type is cheaper than accessing sbgn/send
                                         if (IS_DC) // dc: sbgn = send = '"'
                                                 str ^= (c == '"');
@@ -7087,16 +7085,15 @@ static BC_STATUS zbc_vm_stdin(void)
                                                         str += 1;
                                         }
                                 }
-
-                                if (c == '/' && !comment && string[i + 1] == '*') {
+                                string++;
+                                if (c == '/' && *string == '*') {
                                         comment = true;
                                         break;
                                 }
-                                else if (c == '*' && comment && string[i + 1] == '/')
+                                if (c == '*' && *string == '/')
                                         comment = false;
                         }
-
-                        if (str || comment || string[len - 2] == '\\') {
+                        if (str || comment || string[-2] == '\\') {
                                 bc_vec_concat(&buffer, buf.v);
                                 continue;
                         }