diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 812b4d5cd..f7920164f 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ indicates the contributor was also the author of the fix; Thanks!
 
 **** Fix some constant parameter functions causing crash, bug253. [Nick Bowler]
 
+**** Fix do {...} while() not requiring final semicolon.
+
 * Verilator 3.802 2010/05/01
 
 ***  Support runtime access to public signal names.
diff --git a/src/verilog.y b/src/verilog.y
index f3a043acf..7d43f3973 100644
--- a/src/verilog.y
+++ b/src/verilog.y
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ statement_item<nodep>:		// IEEE: statement_item
 	//			// for's first ';' is in for_initalization
 	|	yFOR '(' for_initialization expr ';' for_stepE ')' stmtBlock
 							{ $$ = new AstBegin($1,"",$3); $3->addNext(new AstWhile($1, $4,$8,$6)); }
-	|	yDO stmtBlock yWHILE '(' expr ')'	{ $$ = $2->cloneTree(true); $$->addNext(new AstWhile($1,$5,$2));}
+	|	yDO stmtBlock yWHILE '(' expr ')' ';'	{ $$ = $2->cloneTree(true); $$->addNext(new AstWhile($1,$5,$2));}
 	//UNSUP	yFOREACH '(' idClassForeach/*array_id[loop_variables]*/ ')' stmt	{ UNSUP }
 	//
 	//			// IEEE: jump_statement