diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ctc/wstx/dtd/MinimalDTDReader.java b/src/main/java/com/ctc/wstx/dtd/MinimalDTDReader.java
index aa2ee4b..9ff746d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ctc/wstx/dtd/MinimalDTDReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ctc/wstx/dtd/MinimalDTDReader.java
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ protected void skipCommentContent()
                 if (c == '-') {
                     return;
                 }
-                if (c == '\n') skipCRLF(c);
-            } else if (c == '\n' || c == '\r') {
+            }
+            if (c == '\n' || c == '\r') {
                 skipCRLF(c);
             }
         }