diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dcfd0a5a..14e2674c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-11-17  Joel E. Denny  <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+	Simplify last patch slightly.
+	* src/getargs.c (getargs): Here.
+
 2008-11-17  Joel E. Denny  <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
 
 	Fix last warning from --enable-gcc-warnings.
diff --git a/src/getargs.c b/src/getargs.c
index fddc023b..5601e981 100644
--- a/src/getargs.c
+++ b/src/getargs.c
@@ -527,14 +527,10 @@ getargs (int argc, char *argv[])
         {
           char* name = optarg;
           char* value = strchr (optarg, '=');
-          char const * muscle_value = "";
           if (value)
-            {
-              *value++ = 0;
-              muscle_value = value;
-            }
+            *value++ = 0;
           muscle_percent_define_insert (name, command_line_location (),
-                                        muscle_value);
+                                        value ? value : "");
         }
 	break;