diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 6659ab50f70..8b5694216b2 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-01-06  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/34659
+	* scanner.c (load_line): Do not count ' ' as printable when checking for
+	continuations.
+
 2008-01-06  Paul Thomas  <pault@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/34545
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/scanner.c b/gcc/fortran/scanner.c
index 8e4a75cd647..da4c37b155e 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/scanner.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/scanner.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ load_line (FILE *input, char **pbuf, int *pbuflen)
 	    seen_ampersand = 1;
 	}
 
-      if ((c != '&' && c != '!') || (c == '!' && !seen_ampersand))
+      if ((c != '&' && c != '!' && c != ' ') || (c == '!' && !seen_ampersand))
 	seen_printable = 1;
 
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