diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 0dfe5500..98248c54 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ size_t length_of_white(const char *text)
 
 	while (TRUE) {
 		if (*text == '\t')
-			return ++white_count;
+			return white_count + 1;
 
 		if (*text != ' ')
 			return white_count;
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 09abe336..e5ec6337 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const char *tail(const char *path)
 	if (slash == NULL)
 		return path;
 	else
-		return ++slash;
+		return slash + 1;
 }
 
 /* Return a copy of the two given strings, welded together. */