1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/shell/hush.c b/shell/hush.c
index 4c6647bba..a87d45757 100644
--- a/shell/hush.c
+++ b/shell/hush.c
@@ -5963,7 +5963,6 @@ static struct pipe *parse_stream(char **pstring,
                          * "case ... in <newline> PATTERN) ..."
                          */
                         if (IS_NULL_CMD(ctx.command)
-                         && IS_NULL_WORD(ctx.word)
                          && heredoc_cnt == 0
                         ) {
                                 /* This newline can be ignored. But...