@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ score_t match_positions(const char *needle, const char *haystack, size_t *positi

 		 * just be ranked below any reasonably sized candidates

 		 */

 		return SCORE_MIN;

-	}

-

-	if (n == m) {

+	} else if (n == m) {

 		/* Since this method can only be called with a haystack which

 		 * matches needle. If the lengths of the strings are equal the

 		 * strings themselves must also be equal (ignoring case).