--- editors/awk.c~	2004-03-15 08:28:31.000000000 +0000
+++ editors/awk.c	2004-07-05 19:16:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -1211,6 +1211,7 @@
 
 	if (c & TC_GRPSTART) {
 		while(next_token(TC_GRPSEQ | TC_GRPTERM) != TC_GRPTERM) {
+			if (t.tclass & TC_NEWLINE) continue;
 			rollback_token();
 			chain_group();
 		}