diff --git a/libgfortran/ChangeLog b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
index f71521fc32b..7b1241d5fee 100644
--- a/libgfortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-01-12  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR libfortran/38772
+	* io/read.c (read_f): Clean up loop conditions for BZ/BN,
+	allowing proper digit testing. White space fix.
+
 2009-01-05  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR libfortran/38735
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/read.c b/libgfortran/io/read.c
index fb39877012c..a8ae3d73f53 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/read.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/read.c
@@ -972,14 +972,14 @@ read_f (st_parameter_dt *dtp, const fnode *f, char *dest, int length)
       while (w > 0)
         {
           if (*p != ' ')
-  	  goto bad_float;
+	    goto bad_float;
           p++;
           w--;
         }
     }    
   else  /* BZ or BN status is enabled */
     {
-      while (w > 0 && (isdigit (*p) || *p == ' '))
+      while (w > 0)
         {
           if (*p == ' ')
             {