diff --git a/src/regexp_nfa.c b/src/regexp_nfa.c
index 5288eb6..fe1d025 100644
--- a/src/regexp_nfa.c
+++ b/src/regexp_nfa.c
@@ -5322,7 +5322,10 @@
 		log_subsexpr(m);
 #endif
 		nfa_match = TRUE;
-		break;
+		/* See comment above at "goto nextchar". */
+		if (nextlist->n == 0)
+		    clen = 0;
+		goto nextchar;
 
 	    case NFA_START_INVISIBLE:
 	    case NFA_START_INVISIBLE_FIRST: