1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/allout.el b/lisp/allout.el
index dde6c4cdca4..182ea76fcb1 100644
--- a/lisp/allout.el
+++ b/lisp/allout.el
@@ -1157,11 +1157,11 @@ OPEN:	A topic that is not closed, though its' offspring or body may be."
       ;; Paragraphs are broken by topic headlines.
       (make-local-variable 'paragraph-start)
       (outline-resumptions 'paragraph-start
-                          (list (concat paragraph-start "\\|^\\("
+                          (list (concat paragraph-start "\\|\\("
                                         outline-regexp "\\)")))
       (make-local-variable 'paragraph-separate)
       (outline-resumptions 'paragraph-separate
-                          (list (concat paragraph-separate "\\|^\\("
+                          (list (concat paragraph-separate "\\|\\("
                                         outline-regexp "\\)")))
 
       (or (assq 'outline-mode minor-mode-alist)