1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/man.c b/man.c
index 88bce3f0..2fa49fb8 100644
--- a/man.c
+++ b/man.c
@@ -720,11 +720,18 @@ man_deroff(char **dest, const struct man_node *n)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Skip leading whitespace. */
-
-	for (cp = n->string; '\0' != *cp; cp++)
-		if (0 == isspace((unsigned char)*cp))
+	/* Skip leading whitespace and escape sequences. */
+
+	cp = n->string;
+	while ('\0' != *cp) {
+		if ('\\' == *cp) {
+			cp++;
+			mandoc_escape((const char **)&cp, NULL, NULL);
+		} else if (isspace((unsigned char)*cp))
+			cp++;
+		else
 			break;
+	}
 
 	/* Skip trailing whitespace. */