1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/awkgram.c b/awkgram.c
index 10e6a5bb..6a61787d 100644
--- a/awkgram.c
+++ b/awkgram.c
@@ -5735,7 +5735,11 @@ retry:
 	case '"':
 	string:
 		esc_seen = false;
-		while ((c = nextc(true)) != '"') {
+		/*
+		 * Allow any kind of junk in quoted string,
+		 * so pass false to nextc().
+		 */
+		while ((c = nextc(false)) != '"') {
 			if (c == '\n') {
 				pushback();
 				yyerror(_("unterminated string"));