diff --git a/src/sysctl/sysctl.c b/src/sysctl/sysctl.c
index 71179555680..cce91b3d679 100644
--- a/src/sysctl/sysctl.c
+++ b/src/sysctl/sysctl.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int parse_file(OrderedHashmap *sysctl_options, const char *path, bool ign
         }
 
         log_debug("Parsing %s", path);
-        while (!feof(f)) {
+        for (;;) {
                 char l[LINE_MAX], *p, *value, *new_value, *property, *existing;
                 void *v;
                 int k;