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diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_comp.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_comp.py
index 97a57e2..dc508e5 100644
--- a/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_comp.py
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_comp.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def _optimize_charset(charset, fixup):
def _simple(av):
# check if av is a "simple" operator
lo, hi = av[2].getwidth()
- if lo == 0:
+ if lo == 0 and hi == MAXREPEAT:
raise error, "nothing to repeat"
return lo == hi == 1 and av[2][0][0] != SUBPATTERN