diff --git a/src/libCStreamedXML/parser.c b/src/libCStreamedXML/parser.c
index cf1fcfb..752c714 100644
--- a/src/libCStreamedXML/parser.c
+++ b/src/libCStreamedXML/parser.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ int csxml_feedChar(struct csxml* ctx, char ch)
         else {
             APPEND_CH(buffer, '-');
             APPEND_CH(buffer, ch);
+            ctx->state = StateComment;
         }
         break;
 
diff --git a/src/libStreamedXML/Parser.cpp b/src/libStreamedXML/Parser.cpp
index 5047ceb..b043282 100644
--- a/src/libStreamedXML/Parser.cpp
+++ b/src/libStreamedXML/Parser.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ doBuffer:
             else {
                 buffer += L'-';
                 buffer += ch;
+                state = StateComment;
             }
             break;