1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/ar/archive.c b/usr.bin/ar/archive.c
index ddd9f8648215c..021e13131adf0 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ar/archive.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ar/archive.c
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ copy_ar(cfp, size)
 	CF *cfp;
 	off_t size;
 {
-	int pad_odd_read;
 	static char pad = '\n';
 	off_t sz;
 	int from, nr, nw, off, to;
@@ -300,12 +299,8 @@ copy_ar(cfp, size)
 		error(cfp->rname);
 	}
 
-	if (already_written)
-		pad_odd_read = (cfp->flags & RPAD) && ((size + chdr.lname) & 1);
-	else
-		pad_odd_read = (cfp->flags & RPAD) && (size & 1);
-
-	if (pad_odd_read && (nr = read(from, buf, 1)) != 1) {
+	if (cfp->flags & RPAD && (size + chdr.lname) & 1 &&
+	    (nr = read(from, buf, 1)) != 1) {
 		if (nr == 0)
 			badfmt();
 		error(cfp->rname);