Index: contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/regex/data/repet_bounded.in
===================================================================
--- contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/regex/data/repet_bounded.in
+++ contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/regex/data/repet_bounded.in
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 # the dreaded bounded repetitions
-{		&	{	{
-{abc		&	{abc	{abc
+# Begin FreeBSD
+{		C	BADRPT
+{		b	{	{
+\{		-	{	{
+\{		bC	BADRPT
+{}		C	BADRPT
+{}		b	{}	{}
+\{\}		-	{}	{}
+\{\}		bC	BADRPT
+}		&	}	}
+\}		&	}	}
+{abc		b	{abc	{abc
+{abc		C	BADRPT
+# End FreeBSD
 {1		C	BADRPT
 {1}		C	BADRPT
-a{b		&	a{b	a{b
+# Begin FreeBSD
+a{b		b	a{b	a{b
+a{b		C	BADRPT
+# End FreeBSD
 a{1}b		-	ab	ab
 a\{1\}b		b	ab	ab
 a{1,}b		-	ab	ab
@@ -16,9 +31,15 @@
 a\{1a		bC	EBRACE
 a{1a}		C	BADBR
 a\{1a\}		bC	BADBR
-a{,2}		-	a{,2}	a{,2}
+# Begin FreeBSD
+a{,2}		b	a{,2}	a{,2}
+a{,2}		C	BADBR
+# End FreeBSD
 a\{,2\}		bC	BADBR
-a{,}		-	a{,}	a{,}
+# Begin FreeBSD
+a{,}		b	a{,}	a{,}
+a{,}		C	BADBR
+# End FreeBSD
 a\{,\}		bC	BADBR
 a{1,x}		C	BADBR
 a\{1,x\}	bC	BADBR
Index: contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/regex/data/repet_multi.in
===================================================================
--- contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/regex/data/repet_multi.in
+++ contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/regex/data/repet_multi.in
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 a{1}*		C	BADRPT
 a{1}+		C	BADRPT
 a{1}?		C	BADRPT
-a*{b}		-	a{b}	a{b}
+# Begin FreeBSD
+a*{b}		b	a{b}	a{b}
+a*{b}		C	BADRPT
+# End FreeBSD
 a\{1\}\{1\}	bC	BADRPT
 a*\{1\}		bC	BADRPT
 a\{1\}*		bC	BADRPT
Index: lib/libc/regex/regcomp.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libc/regex/regcomp.c
+++ lib/libc/regex/regcomp.c
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
 	case '*':
 	case '+':
 	case '?':
+	case '{':
 		SETERROR(REG_BADRPT);
 		break;
 	case '.':
@@ -440,9 +441,6 @@
 			break;
 		}
 		break;
-	case '{':		/* okay as ordinary except if digit follows */
-		(void)REQUIRE(!MORE() || !isdigit((uch)PEEK()), REG_BADRPT);
-		/* FALLTHROUGH */
 	default:
 		p->next--;
 		wc = WGETNEXT();
@@ -454,9 +452,11 @@
 		return;
 	c = PEEK();
 	/* we call { a repetition if followed by a digit */
-	if (!( c == '*' || c == '+' || c == '?' ||
-				(c == '{' && MORE2() && isdigit((uch)PEEK2())) ))
+	if (!( c == '*' || c == '+' || c == '?' || c == '{'))
 		return;		/* no repetition, we're done */
+	else if (c == '{')
+		(void)REQUIRE(MORE2() && \
+		    (isdigit((uch)PEEK2()) || PEEK2() == ','), REG_BADRPT);
 	NEXT();
 
 	(void)REQUIRE(!wascaret, REG_BADRPT);
@@ -621,7 +621,6 @@
 		(void)REQUIRE(EATTWO('\\', ')'), REG_EPAREN);
 		break;
 	case BACKSL|')':	/* should not get here -- must be user */
-	case BACKSL|'}':
 		SETERROR(REG_EPAREN);
 		break;
 	case BACKSL|'1':