diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 928bf91ea43..e20d22decfd 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 2002-07-03  Martin M. Hunt  <hunt@redhat.com>
 
+	* event-top.c (command_line_handler): Don't read past
+        beginning of buffer.
 
+2002-07-03  Martin M. Hunt  <hunt@redhat.com>
+	
         * varobj.c (struct varobj_root): Change frame from CORE_ADDR to 
         struct frame_id. 
         (varobj_create): Store frame_id for root.
diff --git a/gdb/event-top.c b/gdb/event-top.c
index 823a3e1f68d..86c658d030e 100644
--- a/gdb/event-top.c
+++ b/gdb/event-top.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ command_line_handler (char *rl)
 
   xfree (rl);			/* Allocated in readline.  */
 
-  if (*(p - 1) == '\\')
+  if (p > linebuffer && *(p - 1) == '\\')
     {
       p--;			/* Put on top of '\'.  */