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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc_term.c,v
retrieving revision 1.112
retrieving revision 1.113
diff -u -p -r1.112 -r1.113
--- mandoc/mdoc_term.c	2010/03/29 19:28:04	1.112
+++ mandoc/mdoc_term.c	2010/04/03 14:25:12	1.113
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: mdoc_term.c,v 1.112 2010/03/29 19:28:04 kristaps Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: mdoc_term.c,v 1.113 2010/04/03 14:25:12 kristaps Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
  *
@@ -1277,7 +1277,10 @@ termp_xr_pre(DECL_ARGS)
 {
 	const struct mdoc_node *nn;
 
-	assert(n->child && MDOC_TEXT == n->child->type);
+	if (NULL == n->child)
+		return(0);
+
+	assert(MDOC_TEXT == n->child->type);
 	nn = n->child;
 
 	term_word(p, nn->string);