diff --git a/src/handler.c b/src/handler.c
index aa43645..609ec6d 100644
--- a/src/handler.c
+++ b/src/handler.c
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ int is_name(const char *str, const char *namelist)
     }
 
     /* skip to next name */
-   for (; isalpha(*curname); curname++);
+   for (; isalpha(*curname); curname++)
+     ; /* semi-colon moved to suppress warning */
      if (!*curname)
        return (0);
     curname++;                  /* first char of new name */