diff --git a/src/parse.y b/src/parse.y
index 3b8fb9cc4..99dafe945 100644
--- a/src/parse.y
+++ b/src/parse.y
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ goal		:  initlex sect1 sect1end sect2 initforrule
 			 */
 			default_rule = num_rules;
 
+			rule_has_nl[default_rule] = true;
+
 			finish_rule( def_rule, false, 0, 0, 0);
 
 			for ( i = 1; i <= lastsc; ++i )