diff --git a/src/bin/e_actions.c b/src/bin/e_actions.c
index b28b06c39..fb8eacf8e 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_actions.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_actions.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ ACT_FN_GO(window_border_cycle, __UNUSED__)
                {
                   const char *bdname = params;
 
-                  while ((space = strchr(bdname, ' ')))
+                  while (space = strchr(bdname, ' '))
                     {
                        if (strncmp(bd->bordername, bdname, space - bdname) == 0)
                          {