diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
index 5718501ab..120c6eb19 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ marketpricedirectivep = do
   date <- try (do {LocalTime d _ <- datetimep; return d}) <|> datep -- a time is ignored
   lift skipNonNewlineSpaces1
   symbol <- lift commoditysymbolp
-  lift skipNonNewlineSpaces
+  lift skipNonNewlineSpaces1
   price <- amountp
   lift restofline
   return $ PriceDirective pos date symbol price