diff --git a/sshpubk.c b/sshpubk.c
index c60b9dfc..1198a009 100644
--- a/sshpubk.c
+++ b/sshpubk.c
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ static char *ssh2_pubkey_openssh_str_internal(const char *comment,
         i += n;
         p += 4;
     }
-    if (*comment) {
+    if (comment) {
         *p++ = ' ';
         strcpy(p, comment);
     } else