(fill-context-prefix): Accept a whitespace

prefix from the second line, regardless of the first line.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/fill.el b/lisp/textmodes/fill.el
index c1f44301a4b..88a685c2562 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/fill.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/fill.el
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ act as a paragraph-separator."
           ;; If we get a fill prefix from the second line,
           ;; make sure it or something compatible is on the first line too.
           (and second-line-prefix first-line-prefix
+               ;; If the first line has the second line prefix too, use it.
                (if (or (string-match (concat "\\`"
                                              (regexp-quote second-line-prefix)
                                              "\\(\\'\\|[ \t]\\)")
                                      first-line-prefix)
-                       (and (string-match "\\`[ \t]+\\'" second-line-prefix)
-                            (>= (string-width first-line-prefix)
-                                (string-width second-line-prefix))))
+                       ;; If the second line prefix is whitespace, use it.
+                       (string-match "\\`[ \t]+\\'" second-line-prefix))
                    second-line-prefix))
         ;; If we get a fill prefix from a one-line paragraph,
         ;; maybe change it to whitespace,