1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pattern.c b/src/pattern.c
index 4075a6f..0a14dd5 100644
--- a/src/pattern.c
+++ b/src/pattern.c
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ evaluate (const char *restrict pattern, int fbno, long width,
   
   if (try_evaluate (buffer, size, pattern, fbno, width, height, path) < 0)
     {
+      size <<= 1;
       if (errno == ENAMETOOLONG)
 	goto retry;
-      size <<= 1;
       goto fail;
     }