1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/bc.c b/miscutils/bc.c
index d37417f11..e7983f38d 100644
--- a/miscutils/bc.c
+++ b/miscutils/bc.c
@@ -4205,8 +4205,14 @@ static BC_STATUS zbc_parse_for(BcParse *p)
 
         if (p->l.t.t != BC_LEX_SCOLON)
                 s = zbc_parse_expr(p, BC_PARSE_REL);
-        else
+        else {
+                // Set this for the next call to bc_parse_number.
+                // This is safe to set because the current token is a semicolon,
+                // which has no string requirement.
+                bc_vec_string(&p->l.t.v, 1, "1");
+                bc_parse_pushNUM(p);
                 s = bc_POSIX_does_not_allow_empty_X_expression_in_for("condition");
+        }
 
         if (s) RETURN_STATUS(s);
         if (p->l.t.t != BC_LEX_SCOLON) RETURN_STATUS(bc_error_bad_token());