diff --git a/programs/wordpad/registry.c b/programs/wordpad/registry.c
index 472ed4da9be..5b570e709a4 100644
--- a/programs/wordpad/registry.c
+++ b/programs/wordpad/registry.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void registry_set_filelist(LPCWSTR newFile, HWND hMainWnd)
 
         if(lstrcmpiW(newFile, pFiles[0]))
         {
-            for(i = 0; pFiles[i] && i < FILELIST_ENTRIES; i++)
+            for(i = 0; i < FILELIST_ENTRIES && pFiles[i]; i++)
             {
                 if(!lstrcmpiW(pFiles[i], newFile))
                 {