diff --git a/src/ca65/nexttok.c b/src/ca65/nexttok.c
index cb76bdb18..5aa3d0217 100644
--- a/src/ca65/nexttok.c
+++ b/src/ca65/nexttok.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*                                                                           */
 /*                                                                           */
 /*                                                                           */
-/* (C) 2000-2009, Ullrich von Bassewitz                                      */
+/* (C) 2000-2010, Ullrich von Bassewitz                                      */
 /*                Roemerstrasse 52                                           */
 /*                D-70794 Filderstadt                                        */
 /* EMail:         uz@cc65.org                                                */
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static void FuncLeft (void)
     /* Count argument. Correct negative counts to zero. */
     Count = ConstExpression ();
     if (Count < 0) {
-     	Count = 1;
+     	Count = 0;
     }
     ConsumeComma ();