diff --git a/doc/texi2pod.pl b/doc/texi2pod.pl
index 697576c185..610f349afb 100755
--- a/doc/texi2pod.pl
+++ b/doc/texi2pod.pl
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ INF: while(<$inf>) {
         $chapters{$chapter_name} .= postprocess($chapter) if ($chapter_name);
 
         # start new chapter
-        $chapter_name = $1, push (@chapters_sequence, $chapter_name);
+        $chapter_name = $1, push (@chapters_sequence, $chapter_name) unless $skipping;
         $chapters{$chapter_name} = "" unless exists $chapters{$chapter_name};
         $chapter = "";
         $output = 1;