diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index 2cd3062dc..05ab0ea76 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ progress_message_and_save()
 indent() {
     if [ -n "$INDENT" ]; then
 	if [ -n "$HAVEAWK" ]; then
-	    eval awk \''BEGIN { indent=1; }; { nextindent=indent; indent=1; }; /\\$/ { indent=0; }; { if (nextindent == 1) print "'"$INDENT"'" $0; else print; };'\' $1
+	    eval awk \''BEGIN { indent=1; }; { if (indent == 1) print "'"$INDENT"'" $0; else print; }; { indent=1; }; /\\$/ { indent=0; };'\' $1
 	else
 	    eval sed \'s\/^/"$INDENT"\/\' $1
 	fi