diff --git a/libbb/chomp.c b/libbb/chomp.c
index d2f6d5e6f..e62cb4005 100644
--- a/libbb/chomp.c
+++ b/libbb/chomp.c
@@ -32,13 +32,10 @@
 
 void chomp(char *s)
 {
-	size_t len = strlen(s);
-
-	if (len == 0)
-		return;
-
-	if (s[len-1] == '\n')
-		s[len-1] = '\0';
+	char *lc = (char *)last_char_is(s, '\n');
+	
+	if(lc)
+		*lc = 0;
 }