diff --git a/cli/renderer-msvc.c b/cli/renderer-msvc.c
index 6c28e1b..6d58648 100644
--- a/cli/renderer-msvc.c
+++ b/cli/renderer-msvc.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ msvc_renderer_render_buf(const pkgconf_list_t *list, char *buf, size_t buflen, b
 		{
 			cnt = pkgconf_strlcpy(bptr, ".lib", buf_remaining);
 			bptr += cnt;
-			buf_remaining -= cnt;
 		}
 
 		if (escape)