diff --git a/src/lib/common/ef_load.c b/src/lib/common/ef_load.c
index 0fd43597..ee9461d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/ef_load.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/ef_load.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ef_load()
 	    else {
 		int ch = getc(fp);
 		if (ch != EOF) {
-		    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Junk after the trailer\n",
+		    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Junk after the table\n",
 			ep->file);
 		    retval = -1;
 		}
diff --git a/src/lib/common/xundump.c b/src/lib/common/xundump.c
index 5a284707..8aa292b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/xundump.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/xundump.c
@@ -559,6 +559,9 @@ xundump(FILE *fp, char *file, int expected_table)
     if (need_sentinel)
 	xuinitrow(type, row);
 
+    while ((ch = skipfs(fp)) == '\n') ;
+    ungetc(ch, fp);
+
     ep->fids = ep->cids = row;
     return type;
 }