>     (eq element '@)
>
> in an elisp mode buffer (e.g. scratch).  Put point at the quote or the
> "@".  Eval
>     (goto-char (scan-sexps (point) 1))
> and you get an error like:
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (scan-error "Containing expression ends prematurely" 15 16)

The patch below seems to fix it.
Any comments/objections?


        Stefan