1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/strings.c b/strings.c
index c0b99aa8..f0b3a911 100644
--- a/strings.c
+++ b/strings.c
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ mdoc_isescape(const char *p)
 		/* FALLTHROUGH */
 	case ('-'):
 		/* FALLTHROUGH */
+	case ('%'):
+		/* FALLTHROUGH */
 	case (' '):
 		/* FALLTHROUGH */
 	case ('|'):