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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc_term.c,v
retrieving revision 1.168
retrieving revision 1.169
diff -u -p -r1.168 -r1.169
--- mandoc/mdoc_term.c	2010/07/02 15:03:14	1.168
+++ mandoc/mdoc_term.c	2010/07/03 17:17:15	1.169
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: mdoc_term.c,v 1.168 2010/07/02 15:03:14 kristaps Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: mdoc_term.c,v 1.169 2010/07/03 17:17:15 kristaps Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  *
@@ -2012,9 +2012,11 @@ termp_fo_pre(DECL_ARGS)
 		return(1);
 	} 
 
+	if (NULL == n->child)
+		return(0);
+
 	/* XXX: we drop non-initial arguments as per groff. */
 
-	assert(n->child);
 	assert(n->child->string);
 	term_fontpush(p, TERMFONT_BOLD);
 	term_word(p, n->child->string);