1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/field.c b/field.c
index 1c209c26..b7723aa5 100644
--- a/field.c
+++ b/field.c
@@ -832,18 +832,19 @@ NODE **
 get_field(long requested, Func_ptr *assign)
 {
 	bool in_middle = false;
+	static bool warned = false;
+	extern int currule;
+
+	if (do_lint && currule == END && ! warned) {
+		warned = true;
+		lintwarn(_("accessing fields from an END rule may not be portable"));
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * if requesting whole line but some other field has been altered,
 	 * then the whole line must be rebuilt
 	 */
 	if (requested == 0) {
-		static bool warned = false;
-		extern int currule;
-
-		if (do_lint && currule == END && ! warned) {
-			warned = true;
-			lintwarn(_("accessing $0 from an END rule may not be portable"));
-		}
 		if (! field0_valid) {
 			/* first, parse remainder of input record */
 			if (NF == -1) {