diff --git a/stb_c_lexer.h b/stb_c_lexer.h
index fd42f1c37..90ed5b55c 100644
--- a/stb_c_lexer.h
+++ b/stb_c_lexer.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 //   Arpad Goretity (bugfix)
 //   Alan Hickman (hex floats)
 //   github:mundusnine (bugfix)
+//   Wonshtrum (bugfix)
 //
 // LICENSE
 //
@@ -672,7 +673,7 @@ int stb_c_lexer_get_token(stb_lexer *lexer)
                return stb__clex_token(lexer, CLEX_parse_error, start,start);
             if (p == lexer->eof || *p != '\'')
                return stb__clex_token(lexer, CLEX_parse_error, start,p);
-            return stb__clex_token(lexer, CLEX_charlit, start, p+1);
+            return stb__clex_token(lexer, CLEX_charlit, start, p);
          })
          goto single_char;