diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index e3b22558a44..7a022ba0755 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 	(gfc_match_nullify): Make sure that ')' is in front of the end of
 	statement.
 
+	* scanner.c (skip_fixed_comments): Fix typo in comment preceding
+	function.
+
 2004-12-14  Richard Henderson  <rth@redhat.com>
 
 	* gfortran.h (gfc_expr.function.name): Make const.
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/scanner.c b/gcc/fortran/scanner.c
index 3731398242d..281ae88ba17 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/scanner.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/scanner.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ skip_free_comments (void)
 
 /* Skip comment lines in fixed source mode.  We have the same rules as
    in skip_free_comment(), except that we can have a 'c', 'C' or '*'
-   in column 1. and a '!' cannot be in* column 6.  */
+   in column 1, and a '!' cannot be in column 6.  */
 
 static void
 skip_fixed_comments (void)