diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 688b544..2508a7f 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -286,13 +286,10 @@ static int parse_indent(struct parser *p, int *indent, bool write) {
 		++i;
 	}
 	parser_pushch(p, ch);
-	if ((ch == '\n' || ch == UTF8_INVALID) && *indent != 0) {
-		// Don't change indent when we encounter empty lines or EOF
+	if (ch == '\n' && *indent != 0) {
+		// Don't change indent when we encounter empty lines
 		return *indent;
 	}
-	if (abs(i - *indent) > 1) {
-		parser_fatal(p, "Changed indentation by an amount greater than 1");
-	}
 	if (write) {
 		if (i < *indent) {
 			for (int j = *indent; i < j; --j) {
@@ -300,6 +297,8 @@ static int parse_indent(struct parser *p, int *indent, bool write) {
 			}
 		} else if (i == *indent + 1) {
 			fprintf(p->output, ".RS 4\n");
+		} else if (i != *indent && ch == '\t') {
+			parser_fatal(p, "Indented by an amount greater than 1");
 		}
 	}
 	*indent = i;
diff --git a/test/indent b/test/indent
index 0df281d..087e30c 100755
--- a/test/indent
+++ b/test/indent
@@ -19,14 +19,3 @@ Not indented
 Not indented
 EOF
 end 0
-
-begin "Disallows indentation changes > 1"
-scdoc <<EOF >/dev/null
-test(8)
-
-Not indented
-	Indented one level
-			Indented three levels
-Not indented
-EOF
-end 1