diff --git a/src/npc.c b/src/npc.c
index 5b6c5c9..cd488e5 100644
--- a/src/npc.c
+++ b/src/npc.c
@@ -39,22 +39,20 @@ usage(char *argv0) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-#ifdef __OpenBSD__
-	program_name = argv[0] == NULL ? program_name : argv[0];
-
-	if (pledge("stdio", NULL) == -1) {
-		perror(program_name);
-		return EX_OSERR;
-	}
-#endif
 	int c;
 	char showend = 0; /* print a dollar sign before each newline */
 	char showtab = 0; /* prints tab characters in caret notation */
 
-	if (argc > 0) {
-#ifndef __OpenBSD__
-		program_name = argv[0];
+#ifdef __OpenBSD__
+	if (pledge("stdio", NULL) == -1) {
+		perror(argv[0] == NULL ? program_name : argv[0]);
+		return EX_OSERR;
+	}
 #endif
+
+	if (argc > 0) {
+		program_name = argv[0];
+
 		while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "et")) != -1) {
 			switch (c){
 				case 'e': showend = 1; break;