diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/irc/IRC.cc b/src/analyzer/protocol/irc/IRC.cc
index 1d566f113e..8ed4999a60 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/irc/IRC.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/irc/IRC.cc
@@ -426,9 +426,6 @@ void IRC_Analyzer::DeliverStream(int length, const u_char* line, bool orig)
 					break;
 
 				vector<string> parts = SplitWords(params, ' ');
-
-				// Remove nick name.
-				parts.erase(parts.begin());
 				if ( parts.size() < 2 )
 					{
 					Weird("irc_invalid_whois_channel_line");
@@ -436,6 +433,7 @@ void IRC_Analyzer::DeliverStream(int length, const u_char* line, bool orig)
 					}
 
 				string nick = parts[0];
+				// Remove nick name.
 				parts.erase(parts.begin());
 
 				if ( parts.size() > 0 && parts[0][0] == ':' )