diff --git a/libgfortran/ChangeLog b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
index 086e292df0a..6c266daf2a3 100644
--- a/libgfortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-03-17  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR libfortran/35617
+	* io/list_read.c (eat_separator): If next character after eatline is '!'
+	then eatline again. 
+
 2008-03-16  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
 	* aclocal.m4: Regenerate.
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
index f1d0e6961e1..cbe4a649777 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@ eat_separator (st_parameter_dt *dtp)
 		{
 		  eat_line (dtp);
 		  c = next_char (dtp);
+		  if (c == '!')
+		    {
+		      eat_line (dtp);
+		      c = next_char (dtp);
+		    }
 		}
 	    }
 	  while (c == '\n' || c == '\r' || c == ' ');