(decode_options): Fix handling of alternate editor.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib-src/emacsclient.c b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
index a3a73d9e067..c8b2596198f 100644
--- a/lib-src/emacsclient.c
+++ b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ decode_options (argc, argv)
      int argc;
      char **argv;
 {
+  alternate_editor = getenv ("ALTERNATE_EDITOR");
+
   while (1)
     {
       int opt = getopt_long (argc, argv,
@@ -100,8 +102,6 @@ decode_options (argc, argv)
       if (opt == EOF)
         break;
 
-      alternate_editor = getenv ("ALTERNATE_EDITOR");
-
       switch (opt)
         {
         case 0: