diff --git a/src/fcmatch.c b/src/fcmatch.c
index 4d20a61..49dd0dd 100644
--- a/src/fcmatch.c
+++ b/src/fcmatch.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ FcCompareValueList (FcObject	 object,
     best = 1e99;
     bestStrong = 1e99;
     bestWeak = 1e99;
-    j = 0;
+    j = 1;
     for (v1 = v1orig; v1; v1 = FcValueListNext(v1))
     {
 	for (v2 = v2orig; v2; v2 = FcValueListNext(v2))