1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/obscure.c b/libbb/obscure.c
index 06f00281a..dd8cd319a 100644
--- a/libbb/obscure.c
+++ b/libbb/obscure.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static const char *obscure_msg(const char *old_p, const char *new_p, const struc
         }
 
         size = CONFIG_PASSWORD_MINLEN + 2*CATEGORIES;
-        for (i = 0; i <= LAST_CAT; i <<= 1)
+        for (i = 1; i <= LAST_CAT; i <<= 1)
                 if (mixed & i)
                         size -= 2;
         if (length < size)