1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/action.c b/action.c
index 02c71b53..46af7a03 100644
--- a/action.c
+++ b/action.c
@@ -241,10 +241,8 @@ post_ex(struct mdoc *mdoc)
 			mdoc_argnames[MDOC_Std], 
 			mdoc->meta.name);
 
-	assert(1 == mdoc->last->args->argv[0].sz);
-
-	mdoc->last->args->argv[0].sz = 1;
 	mdoc->last->args->argv[0].value = xcalloc(1, sizeof(char *));
+	mdoc->last->args->argv[0].sz = 1;
 	mdoc->last->args->argv[0].value[0] = xstrdup(mdoc->meta.name);
 	return(1);
 }