1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/term.c b/term.c
index c59d13df..9c10bce7 100644
--- a/term.c
+++ b/term.c
@@ -406,14 +406,14 @@ term_word(struct termp *p, const char *word)
 
 	if ( ! (TERMP_NOSPACE & p->flags)) {
 		if ( ! (TERMP_KEEP & p->flags)) {
-			if (TERMP_PREKEEP & p->flags)
-				p->flags |= TERMP_KEEP;
 			bufferc(p, ' ');
 			if (TERMP_SENTENCE & p->flags)
 				bufferc(p, ' ');
 		} else
 			bufferc(p, ASCII_NBRSP);
 	}
+	if (TERMP_PREKEEP & p->flags)
+		p->flags |= TERMP_KEEP;
 
 	if ( ! (p->flags & TERMP_NONOSPACE))
 		p->flags &= ~TERMP_NOSPACE;