diff --git a/lisp/org-html.el b/lisp/org-html.el
index 3ac2b18..0ffde15 100644
--- a/lisp/org-html.el
+++ b/lisp/org-html.el
@@ -1659,8 +1659,7 @@ lang=\"%s\" xml:lang=\"%s\">
 		      (mapconcat
 		       (lambda (x)
 			 (setq i (1+ i))
-			 (if (and (< i nline)
-				  (string-match org-table-number-regexp x))
+			 (if (string-match org-table-number-regexp x)
 			     (incf (aref fnum i)))
 			 (cond
 			  (head