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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc_macro.c,v
retrieving revision 1.158
retrieving revision 1.159
diff -u -p -r1.158 -r1.159
--- mandoc/mdoc_macro.c	2014/12/18 03:10:11	1.158
+++ mandoc/mdoc_macro.c	2014/12/18 20:58:32	1.159
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: mdoc_macro.c,v 1.158 2014/12/18 03:10:11 schwarze Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: mdoc_macro.c,v 1.159 2014/12/18 20:58:32 schwarze Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008-2012 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  * Copyright (c) 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
@@ -1559,7 +1559,8 @@ phrase_ta(MACRO_PROT_ARGS)
 	/* Make sure we are in a column list or ignore this macro. */
 
 	n = mdoc->last;
-	while (n != NULL && n->tok != MDOC_Bl)
+	while (n != NULL &&
+	    (n->tok != MDOC_Bl || n->flags & (MDOC_VALID | MDOC_BREAK)))
 		n = n->parent;
 	if (n == NULL || n->norm->Bl.type != LIST_column) {
 		mandoc_msg(MANDOCERR_TA_STRAY, mdoc->parse,