1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/string.c b/src/string.c
index b980ee760..c8a9e61ec 100644
--- a/src/string.c
+++ b/src/string.c
@@ -1719,12 +1719,15 @@ mrb_str_reverse_bang(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value str)
 
   if (RSTR_LEN(s) > 1) {
     mrb_str_modify(mrb, s);
-   bytes:
-    p = RSTR_PTR(s);
-    e = p + RSTR_LEN(s) - 1;
-    str_reverse(p, e);
+    goto bytes;
   }
   return str;
+
+ bytes:
+  p = RSTR_PTR(s);
+  e = p + RSTR_LEN(s) - 1;
+  str_reverse(p, e);
+  return str;
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------- */