diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 6f6b7e42e9..d0a6967c0b 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-04-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* expr.c (operand): Correct checks for ++ and --.
+
 2004-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* config/tc-generic.c: Add some comments.
diff --git a/gas/expr.c b/gas/expr.c
index b7cc1b8cac..19e3f1c038 100644
--- a/gas/expr.c
+++ b/gas/expr.c
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ operand (expressionS *expressionP)
 
     case '+':
       /* Do not accept ++e as +(+e) */
-      if (input_line_pointer[1] == '+')
+      if (*input_line_pointer == '+')
 	goto target_op;
       (void) operand (expressionP);
       break;
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ operand (expressionS *expressionP)
     case '-':
       {
         /* Do not accept --e as -(-e) */
-	if (c == '-' && input_line_pointer[1] == '-')
+	if (c == '-' && *input_line_pointer == '-')
 	  goto target_op;
 	
 	operand (expressionP);