* lisp/thingatpt.el (forward-same-syntax): Handle no ARG case.

Fixes: debbugs:11560

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 8dd6c7fd318..97c1e4b5320 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-05-26  Aaron S. Hawley  <aaron.s.hawley@gmail.com>
+
+        * thingatpt.el (forward-same-syntax): Handle no ARG case.  (Bug#11560)
+
 2012-05-26  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * progmodes/cc-mode.el (auto-mode-alist): Fix typo.
diff --git a/lisp/thingatpt.el b/lisp/thingatpt.el
index 1600785c117..57bbdf9d94a 100644
--- a/lisp/thingatpt.el
+++ b/lisp/thingatpt.el
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ backwards ARG times if negative."
 With prefix argument ARG, do it ARG times if positive, or move
 backwards ARG times if negative."
   (interactive "p")
+  (or arg (setq arg 1))
   (while (< arg 0)
     (skip-syntax-backward
      (char-to-string (char-syntax (char-before))))