diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/toke.c b/plugins/sudoers/toke.c
index 2aeb0f84e..22992bf32 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/toke.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/toke.c
@@ -1992,9 +1992,9 @@ YY_RULE_SETUP
 			    for (n = 0; isblank((unsigned char)yytext[n]); n++)
 				continue;
 			    n += sizeof("Defaults") - 1;
-			    if ((deftype = yytext[n]) != '\0') {
-				while (isblank((unsigned char)yytext[++n]))
-				    continue;
+			    if ((deftype = yytext[n++]) != '\0') {
+				while (isblank((unsigned char)yytext[n]))
+				    n++;
 			    }
 			    BEGIN GOTDEFS;
 			    switch (deftype) {
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/toke.l b/plugins/sudoers/toke.l
index d70b1c30d..9e1cdc12d 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/toke.l
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/toke.l
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ DEFVAR			[a-z_]+
 			    for (n = 0; isblank((unsigned char)yytext[n]); n++)
 				continue;
 			    n += sizeof("Defaults") - 1;
-			    if ((deftype = yytext[n]) != '\0') {
-				while (isblank((unsigned char)yytext[++n]))
-				    continue;
+			    if ((deftype = yytext[n++]) != '\0') {
+				while (isblank((unsigned char)yytext[n]))
+				    n++;
 			    }
 			    BEGIN GOTDEFS;
 			    switch (deftype) {