1 files changed, 18 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/field.c b/field.c
index de1bae5f..54055adc 100644
--- a/field.c
+++ b/field.c
@@ -1175,39 +1175,39 @@ set_FIELDWIDTHS()
 		/*
 		 * Detect an invalid base-10 integer, a valid value that
 		 * is followed by something other than a blank or '\0',
-		 * or a value that is not in the range [1..INT_MAX].
+		 * or a value that is not in the range [1..UINT_MAX].
 		 */
 		errno = 0;
 		tmp = strtoul(scan, &end, 10);
 		if (errno == 0 && *end == ':' && (0 < tmp && tmp <= UINT_MAX)) {
 			FIELDWIDTHS->fields[i].skip = tmp;
 			scan = end + 1;
-			if (*scan == '*')
-				goto got_star;
+			if (*scan == '-') {
+				fatal_error = true;
+				break;
+			}
 			// try scanning for field width
 			tmp = strtoul(scan, &end, 10);
 		}
 		else
 			FIELDWIDTHS->fields[i].skip = 0;
 
-		if (*scan == '*') {
-	got_star:
-			for (scan++; is_blank(*scan); scan++)
-				continue;
-
-			if (*scan != '\0')
-				fatal(_("`*' must be the last designator in FIELDWIDTHS"));
-
-			FIELDWIDTHS->fields[i].len = UINT_MAX;
-			FIELDWIDTHS->nf = i+1;
-			break;
-		}
-
 		if (errno != 0
 		    	|| (*end != '\0' && ! is_blank(*end))
-				|| !(0 < tmp && tmp <= INT_MAX)
+				|| !(0 < tmp && tmp <= UINT_MAX)
 		) {
-			fatal_error = true;
+			if (*scan == '*') {
+				for (scan++; is_blank(*scan); scan++)
+					continue;
+
+				if (*scan != '\0')
+					fatal(_("`*' must be the last designator in FIELDWIDTHS"));
+
+				FIELDWIDTHS->fields[i].len = UINT_MAX;
+				FIELDWIDTHS->nf = i+1;
+			}
+			else
+				fatal_error = true;
 			break;
 		}
 		FIELDWIDTHS->fields[i].len = tmp;