diff --git a/src/frontend/inp.c b/src/frontend/inp.c
index 3da0ee6de..31d2cf171 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inp.c
+++ b/src/frontend/inp.c
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ recifeval(struct card *pdeck)
             iffound = 0;
             *s = '*';
             if (!iftrue) {
-                s = pdeck->line + 7;
+                s = nd->line + 7;
                 elseiftrue = atoi(s);
             }
         }