diff --git a/crypto/x509/by_dir.c b/crypto/x509/by_dir.c
index dfc71b4159..95c7aa92b0 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/by_dir.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/by_dir.c
@@ -197,11 +197,7 @@ static int add_cert_dir(BY_DIR *ctx, const char *dir, int type)
 			ss=s;
 			s=p+1;
 			len=(int)(p-ss);
-			if (len == 0)
-				{
-				if (ss == p) break;
-				continue;
-				}
+			if (len == 0) continue;
 			for (j=0; j<ctx->num_dirs; j++)
 				if (strncmp(ctx->dirs[j],ss,(unsigned int)len) == 0)
 					continue;