diff --git a/smu.c b/smu.c
index 81dd80a..bd31f2a 100644
--- a/smu.c
+++ b/smu.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ int
 docomment(const char *begin, const char *end, int newblock) {
 	char *p;
 
-	if(strncmp("<!--", begin, 4))
+	if(nohtml || strncmp("<!--", begin, 4))
 		return 0;
 	p = strstr(begin, "-->");
 	if(!p || p + 3 >= end)