diff --git a/libgfortran/ChangeLog b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
index 28f1c0ae9b5..0966d487457 100644
--- a/libgfortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-06-13  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/36538
+	* io/list_read.c (namelist_read): Add eat_separator to eliminate leading
+	tabs.
+
 2008-06-13  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/35863
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
index c99e3a8c23b..01e118f5f48 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
@@ -2922,6 +2922,8 @@ find_nml_name:
       goto find_nml_name;
     }
 
+  eat_separator (dtp);
+
   /* Ready to read namelist objects.  If there is an error in input
      from stdin, output the error message and continue.  */