1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/lread.c b/src/lread.c
index 353f4a3064d..b6135429b48 100644
--- a/src/lread.c
+++ b/src/lread.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ lisp_file_lexically_bound_p (Lisp_Object readcharfun)
             }
 
           /* Stop scanning if no colon was found before end marker.  */
-          if (!in_file_vars)
+          if (!in_file_vars || ch == '\n' || ch == EOF)
             break;
 
           while (i > 0 && (var[i - 1] == ' ' || var[i - 1] == '\t'))
@@ -863,8 +863,7 @@ lisp_file_lexically_bound_p (Lisp_Object readcharfun)
                   ch = READCHAR;
                 }
               if (! in_file_vars)
-                /* The value was terminated by an end-marker, which
-                   remove.  */
+                /* The value was terminated by an end-marker, which remove.  */
                 i -= 3;
               while (i > 0 && (val[i - 1] == ' ' || val[i - 1] == '\t'))
                 i--;