diff --git a/stest.c b/stest.c
index 7a7b0bc..e27d3a5 100644
--- a/stest.c
+++ b/stest.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (!argc) {
 		/* read list from stdin */
 		while ((n = getline(&line, &linesiz, stdin)) > 0) {
-			if (n && line[n - 1] == '\n')
+			if (line[n - 1] == '\n')
 				line[n - 1] = '\0';
 			test(line, line);
 		}