diff --git a/lib/getrange.c b/lib/getrange.c
index 5c0767c6..b12cb72a 100644
--- a/lib/getrange.c
+++ b/lib/getrange.c
@@ -47,20 +47,20 @@ getrange(const char *range,
 		n = strtoul_noneg(&range[1], &endptr, 10);
 		if (('\0' != *endptr) || (0 != errno))
 			return -1;
+		*has_max = true;
 
 		/* -<long> */
-		*has_max = true;
 		*max = n;
 	} else {
 		errno = 0;
 		n = strtoul_noneg(range, &endptr, 10);
 		if (endptr == range || 0 != errno)
 			return -1;
+		*has_min = true;
 
 		switch (*endptr) {
 		case '\0':
 			/* <long> */
-			*has_min = true;
 			*has_max = true;
 			*min = n;
 			*max = n;
@@ -69,20 +69,18 @@ getrange(const char *range,
 			endptr++;
 			if ('\0' == *endptr) {
 				/* <long>- */
-				*has_min = true;
 				*min = n;
 			} else if (!isdigit (*endptr)) {
 				return -1;
 			} else {
-				*has_min = true;
 				*min = n;
 				errno = 0;
 				n = strtoul_noneg(endptr, &endptr, 10);
 				if ('\0' != *endptr || 0 != errno)
 					return -1;
+				*has_max = true;
 
 				/* <long>-<long> */
-				*has_max = true;
 				*max = n;
 			}
 			break;