diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/fgets.c b/lib/libc/stdio/fgets.c
index ebbf636c8dbc..fdcd8dd6c901 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/fgets.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/fgets.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: fgets.c,v 1.19 2003/10/10 05:38:45 simonb Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: fgets.c,v 1.20 2003/12/14 23:56:28 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)fgets.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 12/22/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: fgets.c,v 1.19 2003/10/10 05:38:45 simonb Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: fgets.c,v 1.20 2003/12/14 23:56:28 lukem Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ fgets(buf, n, fp)
 				}
 				break;
 			}
-			len = fp->_r;
 		}
 		len = fp->_r;
 		p = fp->_p;