1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/build/lexer.cxx b/build/lexer.cxx
index 0835704..f6e34cb 100644
--- a/build/lexer.cxx
+++ b/build/lexer.cxx
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ namespace build
   bool lexer::
   skip_spaces ()
   {
-    bool r (false);
+    bool r (sep_);
+    sep_ = false;
 
     xchar c (peek ());
     bool start (c.column == 1);
@@ -407,9 +408,6 @@ namespace build
       get ();
     }
 
-    r = r || sep_;
-    sep_ = false;
-
     return r;
   }