diff --git a/common/cmdlib.c b/common/cmdlib.c
index aab04ab2..dc03013d 100644
--- a/common/cmdlib.c
+++ b/common/cmdlib.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ LoadFilePak(char *filename, void *destptr)
     if (!file)
     {
         e = filename + strlen(filename);
-        for(;;)
+        for( ; e>filename ; )
         {
             while(e > filename)
                 if (*--e == '/')