diff --git a/lib/socks_gssapi.c b/lib/socks_gssapi.c
index 1decbafd4c..3bccc79acc 100644
--- a/lib/socks_gssapi.c
+++ b/lib/socks_gssapi.c
@@ -97,10 +97,8 @@ static int check_gss_err(struct SessionHandle *data,
                                     GSS_C_NULL_OID,
                                     &msg_ctx, &status_string);
       if(maj_stat == GSS_S_COMPLETE) {
-        if(sizeof(buf) > len + status_string.length) {
+        if(sizeof(buf) > len + status_string.length)
           strcpy(buf+len, (char*) status_string.value);
-          len += status_string.length;
-        }
         gss_release_buffer(&min_stat, &status_string);
         break;
       }