diff --git a/src/misc/messages.cpp b/src/misc/messages.cpp
index d6799af6..313129d3 100644
--- a/src/misc/messages.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/messages.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void LoadMessageFile(const char * fname) {
 			if (*parser!=10 && *parser!=13) {
 				*writer++=*parser;
 			}
-			*parser++;
+			parser++;
 		}
 		*writer=0;
 		/* New string name */