1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/classpath/java/lang/Integer.java b/libjava/classpath/java/lang/Integer.java
index e38eb53edd3..62907ff7753 100644
--- a/libjava/classpath/java/lang/Integer.java
+++ b/libjava/classpath/java/lang/Integer.java
@@ -705,10 +705,13 @@ public final class Integer extends Number implements Comparable<Integer>
     if (len == 0)
       throw new NumberFormatException("string length is null");
     int ch = str.charAt(index);
-    if (ch == '-')
+    if (ch == '-' || ch == '+')
       {
         if (len == 1)
-          throw new NumberFormatException("pure '-'");
+          if (ch == '-')
+            throw new NumberFormatException("pure '-'");
+          else if (ch == '+')
+            throw new NumberFormatException("pure '+'");
         isNeg = true;
         ch = str.charAt(++index);
       }