diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 399088b..04b10b4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.6
+2.1.7
diff --git a/generate.c b/generate.c
index 8956dca..7180a1e 100644
--- a/generate.c
+++ b/generate.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ isthisspace(MMIOT *f, int i)
 {
     int c = peek(f, i);
 
+    if ( c == EOF )
+	return 1;
+    if ( c & 0x80 )
+	return 0;
     return isspace(c) || (c < ' ');
 }