diff --git a/epwing_book.cc b/epwing_book.cc
index 28d8eadc..50e6b4b3 100644
--- a/epwing_book.cc
+++ b/epwing_book.cc
@@ -1099,6 +1099,9 @@ void EpwingBook::getArticle( QString & headword, QString & articleText,
   headword = QString::fromUtf8( buffer, length );
   finalizeText( headword );
 
+  if( text_only )
+    fixHeadword( headword );
+
   articleText = getText( pos.page, pos.offset, text_only );
 }