3 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/man_term.c b/man_term.c
index 8fe39774..4d95e9f4 100644
--- a/man_term.c
+++ b/man_term.c
@@ -945,12 +945,8 @@ print_man_node(DECL_ARGS)
 			p->flags |= TERMP_NOSPACE;
 		return;
 	case MAN_TBL:
-		/*
-		 * Tables are preceded by a newline.  Then process a
-		 * table line, which will cause line termination,
-		 */
-		if (n->span->prev == NULL)
-			term_newln(p);
+		if (p->tbl.cols == NULL)
+			term_vspace(p);
 		term_tbl(p, n->span);
 		return;
 	default:
diff --git a/mdoc_term.c b/mdoc_term.c
index 33591c38..0f23ec15 100644
--- a/mdoc_term.c
+++ b/mdoc_term.c
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ print_mdoc_node(DECL_ARGS)
 			p->flags |= TERMP_NOSPACE;
 		break;
 	case MDOC_TBL:
+		if (p->tbl.cols == NULL)
+			term_newln(p);
 		term_tbl(p, n->span);
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/tbl_term.c b/tbl_term.c
index 54e0303b..a2a3996c 100644
--- a/tbl_term.c
+++ b/tbl_term.c
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ term_tbl(struct termp *tp, const struct tbl_span *sp)
 	size_t			 rmargin, maxrmargin, tsz;
 	int			 ic, horiz, spans, vert;
 
-	if (tp->tbl.cols == NULL)
-		term_flushln(tp);
-
 	rmargin = tp->rmargin;
 	maxrmargin = tp->maxrmargin;