diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index a3ca4964e..1fa88702c 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ when a potion of acid was dropped into water and exploded, nethack would
 when jumping over an already seen trap, use an() to get appropriate grammar
 fix bad grammar when putting on not-yet-seen Eyes of the Overworld while blind
 don't "walk quietly" while levitating
+fix message handling when multiple shopkeepers are present at end of game
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/shk.c b/src/shk.c
index cb331da37..83db3538d 100644
--- a/src/shk.c
+++ b/src/shk.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	SCCS Id: @(#)shk.c	3.5	2006/05/10	*/
+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)shk.c	3.5	2006/05/20	*/
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ int croaked;
 	/* the simplifying principle is that first-come */
 	/* already took everything you had.		*/
 	if (numsk > 1) {
-	    if (cansee(shkp->mx, shkp->my && croaked))
+	    if (cansee(shkp->mx, shkp->my) && croaked)
 		pline("%s %slooks at your corpse%s and %s.",
 		      Monnam(shkp),
 		      (!shkp->mcanmove || shkp->msleeping) ? "wakes up, " : "",