diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 484c26c4..0896506a 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -1751,18 +1751,9 @@ bool begpar(const linestruct *const line, int depth)
 	if (line->prev->data[quote_len + prev_dent_len] == '\0')
 		return TRUE;
 
-	/* If the indentation of the preceding line differs characterwise
-	 * from the indentation of this line, this IS a BOP. */
-	if (prev_dent_len > 0 && indent_len > 0) {
-		size_t lowest = (prev_dent_len < indent_len ? prev_dent_len : indent_len);
-
-		if (strncmp(line->prev->data + quote_len, line->data + quote_len, lowest) != 0)
-			return TRUE;
-	}
-
-	/* If the indentation of the preceding line equals the indentation
-	 * of this line, this is not a BOP. */
-	if (prev_dent_len == indent_len)
+	/* If indentation of this and preceding line are equal, this is not a BOP. */
+	if (wideness(line->prev->data, quote_len + prev_dent_len) ==
+						wideness(line->data, quote_len + indent_len))
 		return FALSE;
 
 	/* Otherwise, this is a BOP if the preceding line is not. */