1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index cf62fdf75..f1c21188e 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -13388,7 +13388,7 @@ expandstr(const char *ps, int syntax_type)
          * PS1='$(date "+%H:%M:%S) > '
          */
         exception_handler = &jmploc;
-        readtoken1(pgetc(), syntax_type, FAKEEOFMARK, 0);
+        readtoken1(pgetc_eatbnl(), syntax_type, FAKEEOFMARK, 0);
 
         n.narg.type = NARG;
         n.narg.next = NULL;