diff --git a/src/cmake.cc b/src/cmake.cc
index 0ca58db..620575f 100644
--- a/src/cmake.cc
+++ b/src/cmake.cc
@@ -17,25 +17,21 @@ CMake::CMake(const boost::filesystem::path &path) {
   };
   
   auto search_path=path;
-  auto search_cmake_path=search_path;
-  search_cmake_path+="/CMakeLists.txt";
-  if(boost::filesystem::exists(search_cmake_path))
-    paths.emplace(paths.begin(), search_cmake_path);
-  if(find_cmake_project(search_cmake_path))
-    project_path=search_path;
-  else {
-    do {
-      search_path=search_path.parent_path();
-      search_cmake_path=search_path;
-      search_cmake_path+="/CMakeLists.txt";
-      if(boost::filesystem::exists(search_cmake_path))
-        paths.emplace(paths.begin(), search_cmake_path);
-      if(find_cmake_project(search_cmake_path)) {
-        project_path=search_path;
-        break;
-      }
-    } while(search_path!=search_path.root_directory());
+  while(true) {
+    auto search_cmake_path=search_path/"CMakeLists.txt";
+    if(boost::filesystem::exists(search_cmake_path))
+      paths.emplace(paths.begin(), search_cmake_path);
+    else
+      break;
+    if(find_cmake_project(search_cmake_path)) {
+      project_path=search_path;
+      break;
+    }
+    if(search_path==search_path.root_directory())
+      break;
+    search_path=search_path.parent_path();
   }
+  
   if(!project_path.empty()) {
     if(boost::filesystem::exists(project_path/"CMakeLists.txt") && !boost::filesystem::exists(project_path/"compile_commands.json"))
       create_compile_commands(project_path);