diff --git a/lib/format_text/export.c b/lib/format_text/export.c
index a762c742d..810c93205 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/export.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/export.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ static int _print_historical_lv(struct formatter *f, struct historical_logical_v
 	if (!_alloc_printed_indirect_descendants(&hlv->indirect_glvs, &descendants_buffer))
 		goto_out;
 
-	outnl(f);
+	outnlgo(f);
 	outfgo(f, "%s {", hlv->name);
 	_inc_indent(f);
 
diff --git a/lib/format_text/text_export.h b/lib/format_text/text_export.h
index 377ee9367..c20c234d5 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/text_export.h
+++ b/lib/format_text/text_export.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define outf(args...) do {if (!out_text(args)) return_0;} while (0)
 #define outfgo(args...) do {if (!out_text(args)) goto_out;} while (0)
 #define outnl(f) do {if (!out_newline(f)) return_0;} while (0)
+#define outnlgo(f) do {if (!out_newline(f)) goto_out;} while (0)
 
 struct formatter;
 struct lv_segment;