diff --git a/lib/re1.5/re1.5.h b/lib/re1.5/re1.5.h
index ba6f97b743..81f43ed7f5 100644
--- a/lib/re1.5/re1.5.h
+++ b/lib/re1.5/re1.5.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ Sub *update(Sub*, int, const char*);
 void decref(Sub*);
 
 struct Subject {
+	const char *begin_line;
 	const char *begin;
 	const char *end;
 };
diff --git a/lib/re1.5/recursiveloop.c b/lib/re1.5/recursiveloop.c
index f8cb926292..17ecea3378 100644
--- a/lib/re1.5/recursiveloop.c
+++ b/lib/re1.5/recursiveloop.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ recursiveloop(char *pc, const char *sp, Subject *input, const char **subp, int n
 			subp[off] = old;
 			return 0;
 		case Bol:
-			if(sp != input->begin)
+			if(sp != input->begin_line)
 				return 0;
 			continue;
 		case Eol: