diff --git a/libgfortran/ChangeLog b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
index f5b6a2731c0..15706c1934b 100644
--- a/libgfortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-06-16  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/36546
+	* io/list_read.c (eat_separator): Add tab character to condition
+	for looping past whitespace.
+
 2008-06-14  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/36515
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
index 01e118f5f48..ffa23693a86 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ eat_separator (st_parameter_dt *dtp)
 		    }
 		}
 	    }
-	  while (c == '\n' || c == '\r' || c == ' ');
+	  while (c == '\n' || c == '\r' || c == ' ' || c == '\t');
 	  unget_char (dtp, c);
 	}
       break;