1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 98852c7cc9..443c0751bd 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int split_ident_line(struct ident_split *split, const char *line, int len)
 	if (!split->mail_begin)
 		return status;
 
-	for (cp = split->mail_begin - 2; line < cp; cp--)
+	for (cp = split->mail_begin - 2; line <= cp; cp--)
 		if (!isspace(*cp)) {
 			split->name_end = cp + 1;
 			break;