--- a/src/expand.c
+++ b/src/expand.c
@@ -1594,7 +1594,8 @@ pmatch(const char *pattern, const char *string)
 			do {
 				if (!c) {
 					p = startp;
-					c = *p;
+					q--;
+					c = '[';
 					goto dft;
 				}
 				if (c == '[') {