diff --git a/src/cookies/path.c b/src/cookies/path.c
index c7516b93..406d3d26 100644
--- a/src/cookies/path.c
+++ b/src/cookies/path.c
@@ -6,15 +6,9 @@ int
 is_path_prefix(unsigned char *cookiepath, unsigned char *requestpath)
 {
 	int dl = strlen(cookiepath);
-	int sl = strlen(requestpath);
-
-	if (dl > sl) return 0;
 
 	if (memcmp(cookiepath, requestpath, dl)) return 0;
 
-	if (dl == sl) return 1;
-
-	if (cookiepath[dl - 1] == '/') return 1;
-
-	return (requestpath[dl] == '/');
+	return (!memcmp(cookiepath, requestpath, dl)
+	&& (cookiepath[dl - 1] == '/' || requestpath[dl] == '/' || requestpath[dl] == '\0'));
 }