diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 77998f9..b3a4111 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.317
+1.5.318
diff --git a/base/hash.c b/base/hash.c
index 46ea0b3..28bb94f 100644
--- a/base/hash.c
+++ b/base/hash.c
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ unsigned long hashcase(char *s, int hashsize)
 unsigned long genhash(char *s, int c, int hashsize)
 {
 	unsigned long hashval = 2166136261ul;
+	hashval ^= (unsigned long)c;
+	hashval *= 16777619ul;
 	for (; *s != '\0'; s++) {
-	    hashval ^= (unsigned long)c;
+	    hashval ^= (unsigned char)(*s);
 	    hashval *= 16777619ul;
 	}
 	return (hashsize == 0) ? hashval : (hashval % hashsize);