diff --git a/Quake/gl_fog.c b/Quake/gl_fog.c
index 081c3641..8629a22f 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_fog.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_fog.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void Fog_ParseWorldspawn (void)
 			q_strlcpy(key, com_token + 1, sizeof(key));
 		else
 			q_strlcpy(key, com_token, sizeof(key));
-		while (strlen(key) > 0 && key[strlen(key)-1] == ' ') // remove trailing spaces
+		while (key[0] && key[strlen(key)-1] == ' ') // remove trailing spaces
 			key[strlen(key)-1] = 0;
 		data = COM_Parse(data);
 		if (!data)
diff --git a/Quake/gl_rmisc.c b/Quake/gl_rmisc.c
index 2fa373f0..4aac8221 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_rmisc.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_rmisc.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static void R_ParseWorldspawn (void)
 			q_strlcpy(key, com_token + 1, sizeof(key));
 		else
 			q_strlcpy(key, com_token, sizeof(key));
-		while (strlen(key) > 0 && key[strlen(key)-1] == ' ') // remove trailing spaces
+		while (key[0] && key[strlen(key)-1] == ' ') // remove trailing spaces
 			key[strlen(key)-1] = 0;
 		data = COM_Parse(data);
 		if (!data)
diff --git a/Quake/gl_sky.c b/Quake/gl_sky.c
index 3119ebe5..89868cc0 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_sky.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_sky.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void Sky_NewMap (void)
 			q_strlcpy(key, com_token + 1, sizeof(key));
 		else
 			q_strlcpy(key, com_token, sizeof(key));
-		while (strlen(key) > 0 && key[strlen(key)-1] == ' ') // remove trailing spaces
+		while (key[0] && key[strlen(key)-1] == ' ') // remove trailing spaces
 			key[strlen(key)-1] = 0;
 		data = COM_Parse(data);
 		if (!data)