diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 5f6ecc2..68e41dc 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.11:
+  fix fmt_long (didn't count the '-'), which in turn broke
+    buffer_putlong
+
 0.10:
   add comment to stralloc.h that explains the structure (Markus Brischke)
   fix socket routines (two cut-and-paste errors)
diff --git a/fmt/fmt_long.c b/fmt/fmt_long.c
index 707b3c8..b521142 100644
--- a/fmt/fmt_long.c
+++ b/fmt/fmt_long.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 unsigned int fmt_long(char *dest,long int i) {
   if (i<0) {
     if (dest) *dest='-';
-    return fmt_ulong(dest+1,-i);
+    return fmt_ulong(dest+1,-i)+1;
   } else
     return fmt_ulong(dest,i);
 }