diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 188b9ebeca..42282e1748 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Dec 16 15:53:20 2002  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu.nokada@softhome.net>
+
+	* parse.y (nextc): get rid of overrun.  (pointed out by akr
+	  [ruby-list:36773])
+
 Sun Dec 15 21:16:44 2002  WATANABE Hirofumi  <eban@ruby-lang.org>
 
 	* lib/mkmf.rb (init_mkmf): add $(topdir) to $LIBPATH if $extmk.
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 4ffee17ae1..1e5696b97c 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ nextc()
 	}
     }
     c = (unsigned char)*lex_p++;
-    if (c == '\r' && lex_p <= lex_pend && *lex_p == '\n') {
+    if (c == '\r' && lex_p < lex_pend && *lex_p == '\n') {
 	lex_p++;
 	c = '\n';
     }