diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index c758e34089b..3959c07ec16 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-12-14  Stephen Leake  <stephen_leake@member.fsf.org> (tiny change)
+
+	* align.el (align-match-tex-pattern): Fix a rare bug which hanged
+	Emacs.
+
 2006-12-14  Richard Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
 
 	* startup.el (use-fancy-splash-screens-p): Use frame-height
diff --git a/lisp/align.el b/lisp/align.el
index 43e5ab93c56..0a0144ee65a 100644
--- a/lisp/align.el
+++ b/lisp/align.el
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ current position."
 			   (eq (char-before pos) ?\\))
 		 (setq count (1+ count) pos (1- pos)))
 	       (eq (mod count 2) 1))
-	     (goto-char (match-beginning 2))))
+	     (goto-char (match-beginning (if reverse 1 2)))))
     result))
 
 (defun align-new-section-p (beg end separator)