diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c index e61458a7d0..da0d8c80ba 100644 --- a/setup.c +++ b/setup.c @@ -216,8 +216,9 @@ static const char *prefix_pathspec(const char *prefix, int prefixlen, const char die("Invalid pathspec magic '%.*s' in '%s'", (int) len, copyfrom, elt); } - if (*copyfrom == ')') - copyfrom++; + if (*copyfrom != ')') + die("Missing ')' at the end of pathspec magic in '%s'", elt); + copyfrom++; } else { /* shorthand */ for (copyfrom = elt + 1;