diff --git a/lib/slre.c b/lib/slre.c
index f90749f..e26d344 100644
--- a/lib/slre.c
+++ b/lib/slre.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
 {
 	int	saved_offset, matched_offset;
 
-	saved_offset = matched_offset = *ofs;
+	matched_offset = *ofs;
 
 	while (match(r, pc + 2, s, len, ofs, NULL)) {
 		saved_offset = *ofs;