diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 573c295241..ef071e1e09 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static void display_state_init(struct display_state *display_state, struct ref *
 		display_state->url = xstrdup("foreign");
 
 	display_state->url_len = strlen(display_state->url);
-	for (i = display_state->url_len - 1; display_state->url[i] == '/' && 0 <= i; i--)
+	for (i = display_state->url_len - 1; 0 <= i && display_state->url[i] == '/'; i--)
 		;
 	display_state->url_len = i + 1;
 	if (4 < i && !strncmp(".git", display_state->url + i - 3, 4))