diff --git a/libexec/fingerd/Makefile b/libexec/fingerd/Makefile
index dc3f1ab8d276..ae92564cda96 100644
--- a/libexec/fingerd/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/fingerd/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ PROG=	fingerd
 DPADD=	${LIBUTIL}
 LDADD=	-lutil
 MAN=	fingerd.8
+WARNS?=	2
 
 WFORMAT=0
 
diff --git a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.c b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.c
index 85fda51a3da5..9a289339490d 100644
--- a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.c
+++ b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		lp = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (lp = strrchr(prog, '/'))
+	if ((lp = strrchr(prog, '/')) != NULL)
 		*comp = ++lp;
 	else
 		*comp = prog;