diff --git a/src/help.c b/src/help.c
index 0cc4cdb..f443486 100644
--- a/src/help.c
+++ b/src/help.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ char *tempfilename = NULL;
 /* Writes the hard wrapped help text in the temp file and displays it. */
 void display_the_help_text(bool redisplaying)
 {
-    int line_size, sum = 0;
+    int line_size, sum;
     const char *ptr = start_of_text;
     FILE *fp = fopen(tempfilename, "w+b");
 
@@ -87,12 +87,9 @@ void display_the_help_text(bool redisplaying)
     display_buffer();
 
     /* Move to the position in the file where we were before. */
-    while (TRUE) {
-	sum += strlen(openfile->current->data);
-	if (sum > location)
-	   break;
+    for (sum = strlen(openfile->current->data); sum <= location;
+		sum += strlen(openfile->current->data))
 	openfile->current = openfile->current->next;
-    }
 
     openfile->edittop = openfile->current;
 }