1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/blocks.c b/src/blocks.c
index 8ca10b9..ebef88b 100644
--- a/src/blocks.c
+++ b/src/blocks.c
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ static void finalize(cmark_parser *parser, cmark_node* b, int line_number)
 				strbuf_drop(&b->string_content, pos);
 			}
 			if (is_blank(&b->string_content, 0)) {
-				// remove blank node (former reference def)
-				cmark_node_free(b);
+				b->type = NODE_REFERENCE_DEF;
 			}
 			break;