diff --git a/src/config_parser.c b/src/config_parser.c
index ae2aa2c8..76cca224 100644
--- a/src/config_parser.c
+++ b/src/config_parser.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int ssh_config_parse_uri(const char *tok,
     }
 
     /* Username part (optional) */
-    endp = strchr(tok, '@');
+    endp = strrchr(tok, '@');
     if (endp != NULL) {
         /* Zero-length username is not valid */
         if (tok == endp) {