diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 8f8dd1bebd..42efae69f6 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-27  Ben Stanley  <bds02@uow.edu.au>
+
+	* tabular.C (Latex): correct line count when writing latex.
+
 2001-11-27  John Levon  <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
 
 	* paragraph_pimpl.h:
diff --git a/src/tabular.C b/src/tabular.C
index 07316512f8..1445ad1818 100644
--- a/src/tabular.C
+++ b/src/tabular.C
@@ -2212,6 +2212,7 @@ int LyXTabular::Latex(Buffer const * buf,
 			++cell;
 		}
 		os << "\\\\\n";
+		++ret;
 		ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i);
 		if (IsLongTabular()) {
 			if (i == (endhead.row - 1)) {