1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/regcomp.c b/regcomp.c
index bbb7c8e444..2f3fb40b97 100644
--- a/regcomp.c
+++ b/regcomp.c
@@ -767,7 +767,8 @@ tryagain:
     case '?':
     case '+':
     case '*':
-	FAIL("?+* follows nothing in regexp");
+    case '{':
+	FAIL("?+*{} follows nothing in regexp");
 	break;
     case '\\':
 	switch (*++regparse) {