diff --git a/src/scan-skel.l b/src/scan-skel.l
index af5226c9..6c7ff626 100644
--- a/src/scan-skel.l
+++ b/src/scan-skel.l
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int skel_lex (void);
 
 "@"	   abort ();
 \n	   lineno++; ECHO;
-[^@\n]+	   ECHO;
+[^@\n]	   ECHO;
 
 <<EOF>>	   xfclose (yyout); free (outname); return EOF;
 %%