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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc_html.c,v
retrieving revision 1.67
retrieving revision 1.68
diff -u -p -r1.67 -r1.68
--- mandoc/mdoc_html.c	2010/05/24 12:17:09	1.67
+++ mandoc/mdoc_html.c	2010/05/29 18:47:54	1.68
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: mdoc_html.c,v 1.67 2010/05/24 12:17:09 kristaps Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: mdoc_html.c,v 1.68 2010/05/29 18:47:54 kristaps Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
  *
@@ -2091,6 +2091,8 @@ mdoc_li_pre(MDOC_ARGS)
 
 	PAIR_CLASS_INIT(&tag, "lit");
 	print_otag(h, TAG_SPAN, 1, &tag);
+	if (NULL == n->child)
+		print_text(h, "");
 	return(1);
 }