diff --git a/scripts/read-rfc822 b/scripts/read-rfc822
index 660f0feb9..5d98075ed 100755
--- a/scripts/read-rfc822
+++ b/scripts/read-rfc822
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ exec ${GUILE-guile} -l $0 -c "(apply $main (cdr (command-line)))" "$@"
 !#
 ;;; read-rfc822 --- Validate RFC822 file by displaying it to stdout
 
-;; 	Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; 	Copyright (C) 2002, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ;;
 ;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 ;; modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ exec ${GUILE-guile} -l $0 -c "(apply $main (cdr (command-line)))" "$@"
              (set! body-lines (drain-message port)))
             ((regexp-exec header-cont-rx line)
              => (lambda (m)
-                  (loop (cdr lines)
+                  (loop (read-line port)
                         (cons (match:suffix m) current-header))))
             (else
              (and current-header (add-header! current-header))