diff --git a/gitweb/gitweb.perl b/gitweb/gitweb.perl
index ba5024af14..7b458bcf8e 100755
--- a/gitweb/gitweb.perl
+++ b/gitweb/gitweb.perl
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ sub git_patchset_body {
 	print "<div class=\"patchset\">\n";
 
 	LINE:
-	while (my $patch_line @$fd>) {
+	while (my $patch_line = <$fd>) {
 		chomp $patch_line;
 
 		if ($patch_line =~ m/^diff /) { # "git diff" header