diff --git a/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c b/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c
index 6229bbfd..3afbf2e8 100644
--- a/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c
+++ b/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ start_stop_daemon(int argc, char **argv)
 			exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
 
 		einfon("Would start");
-		while (argc-- >= 0)
+		while (argc-- > 0)
 			printf(" %s", *argv++);
 		printf("\n");
 		eindent();