--- parse.y
+++ parse.y	2009-03-04 13:05:43.128904662 +0000
@@ -3420,6 +3420,11 @@ eof_error:
 	  RESIZE_MALLOCED_BUFFER (ret, retind, 2, retsize, 64);
 	  if MBTEST(ch == CTLESC || ch == CTLNUL)
 	    ret[retind++] = CTLESC;
+	  else if MBTEST(ch == close && (tflags & LEX_INCASE) == 0)
+{
+	    count--;
+/*itrace("parse_comsub:%d: found close: count = %d", line_number, count);*/
+}
 	  ret[retind++] = ch;
 	  continue;
 	}