diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 56810337..6ee54f5a 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -343,6 +343,11 @@ int read_config_file(avl_tree_t *config_tree, const char *fname)
 	buffer = xmalloc(bufsize);
 
 	for(;;) {
+		if(feof(fp)) {
+			err = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		line = readline(fp, &buffer, &bufsize);
 
 		if(!line) {
@@ -350,11 +355,6 @@ int read_config_file(avl_tree_t *config_tree, const char *fname)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if(feof(fp)) {
-			err = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-
 		lineno++;
 
 		if(!*line || *line == '#')