diff --git a/lib/version.c b/lib/version.c
index ae2b09d31..c9ccd8c93 100644
--- a/lib/version.c
+++ b/lib/version.c
@@ -104,14 +104,12 @@ char *curl_version(void)
   left -= len;
   ptr += len;
 
-  if(left > 1) {
-    len = Curl_ssl_version(ptr + 1, left - 1);
+  len = Curl_ssl_version(ptr + 1, left - 1);
 
-    if(len > 0) {
-      *ptr = ' ';
-      left -= ++len;
-      ptr += len;
-    }
+  if(len > 0) {
+    *ptr = ' ';
+    left -= ++len;
+    ptr += len;
   }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBZ