1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/chat.c b/miscutils/chat.c
index 8b151fda4..d8370a963 100644
--- a/miscutils/chat.c
+++ b/miscutils/chat.c
@@ -175,23 +175,24 @@ int chat_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                                 llist_add_to_end(&aborts, arg);
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_CHAT_CLR_ABORT
                         } else if (DIR_CLR_ABORT == key) {
+                                llist_t *l;
                                 // remove the string from abort conditions
                                 // N.B. gotta refresh maximum length too...
-#if ENABLE_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
+# if ENABLE_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
                                 max_abort_len = 0;
-#endif
-                                for (llist_t *l = aborts; l; l = l->link) {
-#if ENABLE_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
+# endif
+                                for (l = aborts; l; l = l->link) {
+# if ENABLE_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
                                         size_t len = strlen(l->data);
-#endif
-                                        if (!strcmp(arg, l->data)) {
+# endif
+                                        if (strcmp(arg, l->data) == 0) {
                                                 llist_unlink(&aborts, l);
                                                 continue;
                                         }
-#if ENABLE_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
+# if ENABLE_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
                                         if (len > max_abort_len)
                                                 max_abort_len = len;
-#endif
+# endif
                                 }
 #endif
                         } else if (DIR_TIMEOUT == key) {