1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/load-fragment.c b/src/core/load-fragment.c
index 41ba4c7eb7..a48cb4029a 100644
--- a/src/core/load-fragment.c
+++ b/src/core/load-fragment.c
@@ -532,17 +532,15 @@ int config_parse_exec(
 
         e += ltype;
 
-        /* FIXME: ExecStart=<empty> clears the list, but ExecStart=<whitespace>
-         * doesn't, they should behave the same.  */
+        rvalue += strspn(rvalue, WHITESPACE);
+        p = rvalue;
+
         if (isempty(rvalue)) {
                 /* An empty assignment resets the list */
                 *e = exec_command_free_list(*e);
                 return 0;
         }
 
-        rvalue += strspn(rvalue, WHITESPACE);
-        p = rvalue;
-
         do {
                 int i;
                 _cleanup_strv_free_ char **n = NULL;