diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7ce02044..e6c6df19 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ lm_sensors CHANGES file
 
 SVN HEAD
   Library: Fix a memory leak on error
+           Speed up sensors_get_ignored() a bit
   Module i2c-piix4: Add ATI SB700 support (2.6 backport)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/access.c b/lib/access.c
index c886c91b..d7acb793 100644
--- a/lib/access.c
+++ b/lib/access.c
@@ -196,10 +196,8 @@ int sensors_get_ignored(sensors_chip_name name, int feature)
 	const sensors_chip *chip;
 	const sensors_chip_feature *featureptr;
 	const sensors_chip_feature *alt_featureptr;
-	int i, res;
+	int i;
 
-	/* Default: valid */
-	res = 1;
 	if (sensors_chip_name_has_wildcards(name))
 		return -SENSORS_ERR_WILDCARDS;
 	if (!(featureptr = sensors_lookup_feature_nr(name.prefix, feature)))
@@ -212,13 +210,12 @@ int sensors_get_ignored(sensors_chip_name name, int feature)
 		return -SENSORS_ERR_NO_ENTRY;
 	for (chip = NULL; (chip = sensors_for_all_config_chips(name, chip));)
 		for (i = 0; i < chip->ignores_count; i++)
-			if (!strcasecmp(featureptr->data.name, chip->ignores[i].name))
-				return 0; /* Exact match always overrules! */
-			else if (alt_featureptr &&
-				 !strcasecmp(alt_featureptr->data.name,
-					     chip->ignores[i].name))
-				res = 0;
-	return res;
+			if (!strcasecmp(featureptr->data.name, chip->ignores[i].name) ||
+			    (alt_featureptr &&
+			     !strcasecmp(alt_featureptr->data.name, chip->ignores[i].name)))
+				return 0;
+	/* valid */
+	return 1;
 }
 
 /* Read the value of a feature of a certain chip. Note that chip should not