diff --git a/bwamem.c b/bwamem.c
index d19848d..3da9775 100644
--- a/bwamem.c
+++ b/bwamem.c
@@ -863,6 +863,13 @@ mem_aln_t mem_reg2aln(const mem_opt_t *opt, const bntseq_t *bns, const uint8_t *
 	a.NM = NM;
 	pos = bns_depos(bns, rb < bns->l_pac? rb : re - 1, &is_rev);
 	a.is_rev = is_rev;
+	if (a.n_cigar > 0) {
+		if ((a.cigar[0]&0xf) == 2) {
+			pos += a.cigar[0]>>4;
+			--a.n_cigar;
+			memmove(a.cigar, a.cigar + 1, a.n_cigar * 4);
+		} else if ((a.cigar[a.n_cigar-1]&0xf) == 2) --a.n_cigar;
+	}
 	if (qb != 0 || qe != l_query) { // add clipping to CIGAR
 		int clip5, clip3;
 		clip5 = is_rev? l_query - qe : qb;
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 54c3093..16f6f27 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #ifndef PACKAGE_VERSION
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.7.3-r369-beta"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.7.3-r370-beta"
 #endif
 
 int bwa_fa2pac(int argc, char *argv[]);