diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/redir.c b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/redir.c
index 436297e825d..21848c320b3 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/redir.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/redir.c
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ INT GetRedirection (LPTSTR s, LPTSTR ifn, LPTSTR ofn, LPTSTR efn, LPINT lpnFlags
 	{
 		if (*sp == _T('^'))
 		{
-			*sp++;
-			*sp++;
+			sp++;
+			sp++;
 			continue;
 		}
 		else if ((*sp == _T('"')) || (*sp == _T('\'')))