diff --git a/usr.bin/tftp/main.c b/usr.bin/tftp/main.c
index 2eaff80be86e..dc9ed8ce175e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tftp/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tftp/main.c
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ command(void)
 		if (margc == 0)
 			continue;
 		c = getcmd(margv[0]);
-		if (c == (struct cmd *) - 1) {
+		if (c == (struct cmd *)-1) {
 			printf("?Ambiguous command\n");
 			continue;
 		}