diff --git a/src/lxc/utils.c b/src/lxc/utils.c
index 77ad76b49..9795b51b6 100644
--- a/src/lxc/utils.c
+++ b/src/lxc/utils.c
@@ -898,10 +898,10 @@ static char *get_nextpath(char *path, int *offsetp, int fulllen)
 	if (offset >= fulllen)
 		return NULL;
 
-	while (path[offset] != '\0' && offset < fulllen)
+	while (offset < fulllen && path[offset] != '\0')
 		offset++;
 
-	while (path[offset] == '\0' && offset < fulllen)
+	while (offset < fulllen && path[offset] == '\0')
 		offset++;
 
 	*offsetp = offset;