1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/man_term.c b/man_term.c
index 4d95e9f4..b747ba1e 100644
--- a/man_term.c
+++ b/man_term.c
@@ -743,7 +743,8 @@ pre_SS(DECL_ARGS)
 
 		do {
 			n = n->prev;
-		} while (n != NULL && termacts[n->tok].flags & MAN_NOTEXT);
+		} while (n != NULL && n->tok != MAN_MAX &&
+		    termacts[n->tok].flags & MAN_NOTEXT);
 		if (n == NULL || (n->tok == MAN_SS && n->body->child == NULL))
 			break;