diff --git a/libgfortran/ChangeLog b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
index 11a2125832f..1ca53435fdf 100644
--- a/libgfortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-02-24  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR libgfortran/30918
+	* io/listread.c (namelist_read): Eat comment line.
+
 2007-02-22  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR libgfortran/30910
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
index 6379776b9bb..3203f3116f7 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
@@ -2567,6 +2567,10 @@ find_nml_name:
     case '&':
           break;
 
+    case '!':
+      eat_line (dtp);
+      goto find_nml_name;
+
     case '=':
       c = next_char (dtp);
       if (c == '?')