1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/awkgram.c b/awkgram.c
index 431954d9..84140eef 100644
--- a/awkgram.c
+++ b/awkgram.c
@@ -5374,10 +5374,8 @@ yylex(void)
 				pushback();
 				break;
 			case ']':
-				if (tokstart[0] == '['
-				    && (tok == tokstart + 1
-					|| (tok == tokstart + 2
-					    && tokstart[1] == '^')))
+				if (tok[-1] == '['
+				    || (tok[-2] == '[' && tok[-1] == '^'))
 					/* do nothing */;
 				else
 					in_brack--;