1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/ls.c b/coreutils/ls.c
index 7bbb19d6c..b9c07adf8 100644
--- a/coreutils/ls.c
+++ b/coreutils/ls.c
@@ -504,11 +504,11 @@ static struct dnode **list_dir(const char *path)
 
                 /* are we going to list the file- it may be . or .. or a hidden file */
                 if (entry->d_name[0] == '.') {
-                        if ((entry->d_name[1] == 0 || (
-                                entry->d_name[1] == '.'
-                                && entry->d_name[2] == 0))
-                                        && !(all_fmt & DISP_DOT))
+                        if ((!entry->d_name[1] || (entry->d_name[1] == '.' && !entry->d_name[2]))
+                         && !(all_fmt & DISP_DOT)
+                        ) {
                                 continue;
+                        }
                         if (!(all_fmt & DISP_HIDDEN))
                                 continue;
                 }