--- gas/read.c.orig	2005-12-20 23:43:55.000000000 +0100
+++ gas/read.c	2007-07-29 05:45:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -1008,10 +1008,14 @@
 	      unsigned int new_length;
 	      char *tmp_buf = 0;
 
-	      bump_line_counters ();
 	      s = input_line_pointer;
 	      if (strncmp (s, "APP\n", 4))
-		continue;	/* We ignore it */
+		{
+		  /* We ignore it */
+		  ignore_rest_of_line ();
+		  continue;
+		}
+	      bump_line_counters ();
 	      s += 4;
 
 	      sb_new (&sbuf);
@@ -1110,7 +1114,7 @@
 	    continue;
 #endif
 	  input_line_pointer--;
-	  /* Report unknown char as ignored.  */
+	  /* Report unknown char as error.  */
 	  demand_empty_rest_of_line ();
 	}