diff --git a/doc/fixes36.2 b/doc/fixes36.2
index d4fbba9f2..ff9b89d18 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.2
+++ b/doc/fixes36.2
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ special level loader didn't support populating several types of special rooms
 	(ant hole, cockatrice nest, leprechaun hall)
 eating rings while polymorphed didn't handle bonus/penalty for increase damage,
 	increase accuracy, or protection correctly
+shopkeeper's position in front of shop door didn't correctly handle bottom
+	edge of irregularly shaped shop due to typo or copy+paste error
+	(latent bug; no such shops are present in 3.6.x)
 
 
 Fixes to Post-3.6.1 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/shknam.c b/src/shknam.c
index 43ab8651e..a36b67ec4 100644
--- a/src/shknam.c
+++ b/src/shknam.c
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ struct mkroom *sroom;
     /* check that the shopkeeper placement is sane */
     if (sroom->irregular) {
         int rmno = (int) ((sroom - rooms) + ROOMOFFSET);
+
         if (isok(sx - 1, sy) && !levl[sx - 1][sy].edge
             && (int) levl[sx - 1][sy].roomno == rmno)
             sx--;
@@ -613,18 +614,18 @@ struct mkroom *sroom;
             sy--;
         else if (isok(sx, sy + 1) && !levl[sx][sy + 1].edge
                  && (int) levl[sx][sy + 1].roomno == rmno)
-            sx++;
+            sy++;
         else
             goto shk_failed;
-    } else if (sx == sroom->lx - 1)
+    } else if (sx == sroom->lx - 1) {
         sx++;
-    else if (sx == sroom->hx + 1)
+    } else if (sx == sroom->hx + 1) {
         sx--;
-    else if (sy == sroom->ly - 1)
+    } else if (sy == sroom->ly - 1) {
         sy++;
-    else if (sy == sroom->hy + 1)
+    } else if (sy == sroom->hy + 1) {
         sy--;
-    else {
+    } else {
     shk_failed:
 #ifdef DEBUG
         /* Said to happen sometimes, but I have never seen it. */