diff --git a/sc2/src/options.c b/sc2/src/options.c
index 8a4bcace5..5373070d0 100644
--- a/sc2/src/options.c
+++ b/sc2/src/options.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ findFileInDirs (const char *locs[], int numLocs, const char *file)
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	size_t fileLen;
 
+	fileLen = strlen (file);
 	for (locI = 0; locI < numLocs; locI++)
 	{
 		size_t locLen;