1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pr.c b/src/pr.c
index c49819d80..1abb686bb 100644
--- a/src/pr.c
+++ b/src/pr.c
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ main (argc, argv)
 	  s = optarg;
 	  if (*s == '+')
 	    {
-	      if (!ISDIGIT (*++s))
+	      ++s;
+	      if (!ISDIGIT (*s))
 		usage ("`+' requires a numeric argument");
 	      first_page_number = atoi (s);
 	    }