diff --git a/pl/messages.yap b/pl/messages.yap
index 36435f5f9..961092713 100644
--- a/pl/messages.yap
+++ b/pl/messages.yap
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ system_message(error(signal(SIG,_), _)) -->
 	[ 'UNEXPECTED SIGNAL: ~a' - [SIG] ].
 system_message(error(syntax_error(G,_,Msg,[],_,0,File), _)) -->
 	[ 'SYNTAX ERROR at "~a", goal ~q: ~a' - [File,G,Msg] ].
+system_message(error(syntax_error(end_of_clause), stream(Stream, Line, _, _))) -->
+	[ 'SYNTAX ERROR ~a, stream ~w, near line ~d.' - ['Unexpected end of clause',Stream,Line] ].
 system_message(error(syntax_error(read(_),_,_,Term,Pos,Start,File), Where)) -->
 	{ Term = [_|_] },
 	['~w' - [Where]],