1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/validate.c b/validate.c
index 595b1edd..7da4a197 100644
--- a/validate.c
+++ b/validate.c
@@ -1187,8 +1187,8 @@ post_it(POST_ARGS)
 		if (mdoc->last->body->child)
 			if ( ! mwarn(mdoc, WNOMULTILINE))
 				return(0);
-		c = mdoc->last->head->child;
-		for (i = 0; c; c = c->next)
+		c = mdoc->last->head;
+		for (i = 0; c && MDOC_HEAD == c->type; c = c->next)
 			i++;
 		if (i == cols)
 			break;