1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man.c b/man.c
index e3bedb7a..7e04d1f2 100644
--- a/man.c
+++ b/man.c
@@ -186,10 +186,11 @@ man_node_append(struct man *man, struct man_node *p)
 	assert(p->parent);
 	p->parent->nchild++;
 
-	if ( ! man_valid_pre(man, p))
-		return(0);
-
 	switch (p->type) {
+	case MAN_BLOCK:
+		if (p->tok == MAN_SH || p->tok == MAN_SS)
+			man->flags &= ~MAN_LITERAL;
+		break;
 	case MAN_HEAD:
 		assert(MAN_BLOCK == p->parent->type);
 		p->parent->head = p;