diff --git a/bacnet-stack/src/indtext.c b/bacnet-stack/src/indtext.c
index 841b393a..0f6c6b39 100644
--- a/bacnet-stack/src/indtext.c
+++ b/bacnet-stack/src/indtext.c
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ int stricmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
     unsigned char c1,c2;
 
     do {
-        c1 = *s1++;
-        c2 = *s2++;
+        c1 = *s1;
+        c2 = *s2;
         c1 = (unsigned char) tolower( (unsigned char) c1);
         c2 = (unsigned char) tolower( (unsigned char) c2);
+        s1++;
+        s2++;
     } while((c1 == c2) && (c1 != '\0'));
 
     return (int) c1-c2;