diff --git a/src/v_text.cpp b/src/v_text.cpp
index 6cba83c9c9..715e060935 100644
--- a/src/v_text.cpp
+++ b/src/v_text.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ int FFont::StringWidth (const BYTE *string) const
 					++string;
 				}
 			}
-			else if (*string != '\0')
+			if (*string != '\0')
 			{
 				++string;
 			}