diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index 66a7369..8524560 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -3939,9 +3939,9 @@
 		    c = (c == NUL) ? ' ' : c;
 		    pc = (pc == NUL) ? ' ' : pc;
 		}
-		if (cell.chars[i] != prev_cell.chars[i])
+		if (c != pc)
 		    same_chars = FALSE;
-		if (cell.chars[i] == NUL || prev_cell.chars[i] == NUL)
+		if (c == NUL || pc == NUL)
 		    break;
 	    }
 	    same_attr = vtermAttr2hl(cell.attrs)
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_syntax_c_01.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_syntax_c_01.dump
index b411b85..2fea5d6 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_syntax_c_01.dump
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_syntax_c_01.dump
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
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diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index dfb0965..50c8a5e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    326,
+/**/
     325,
 /**/
     324,