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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc_validate.c,v
retrieving revision 1.369
retrieving revision 1.370
diff -u -p -r1.369 -r1.370
--- mandoc/mdoc_validate.c	2018/12/31 08:38:21	1.369
+++ mandoc/mdoc_validate.c	2019/03/04 11:40:09	1.370
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: mdoc_validate.c,v 1.369 2018/12/31 08:38:21 schwarze Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: mdoc_validate.c,v 1.370 2019/03/04 11:40:09 schwarze Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008-2012 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  * Copyright (c) 2010-2018 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ post_it(POST_ARGS)
 			mandoc_msg(MANDOCERR_BL_COL, nit->line, nit->pos,
 			    "%d columns, %d cells", cols, i);
 		else if (nit->head->next->child != NULL &&
-		    nit->head->next->child->line > nit->line)
+		    nit->head->next->child->flags & NODE_LINE)
 			mandoc_msg(MANDOCERR_IT_NOARG,
 			    nit->line, nit->pos, "Bl -column It");
 		break;