diff --git a/src/nu/validator/htmlparser/impl/TreeBuilder.java b/src/nu/validator/htmlparser/impl/TreeBuilder.java
index 631184e3..016bf0b6 100644
--- a/src/nu/validator/htmlparser/impl/TreeBuilder.java
+++ b/src/nu/validator/htmlparser/impl/TreeBuilder.java
@@ -3704,7 +3704,7 @@ public final void endTag(ElementName elementName) throws SAXException {
                             for (;;) {
                                 StackNode<T> node = stack[eltPos];
                                 if (node.ns == "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" && node.name == name) {
-                                    generateImpliedEndTags();
+                                    generateImpliedEndTagsExceptFor(name);
                                     if (errorHandler != null
                                             && !isCurrent(name)) {
                                         errUnclosedElements(eltPos, name);