--- a/tbl_term.c	2019-03-10 10:56:43.000000000 +0100
+++ b/tbl_term.c	2019-11-30 14:38:12.918969863 +0100
@@ -625,8 +626,7 @@
 		/* Print the horizontal line inside this column. */
 
 		lw = cpp == NULL || cpn == NULL ||
-		    (cpn->pos != TBL_CELL_DOWN &&
-		     (dpn == NULL || strcmp(dpn->string, "\\^") != 0))
+		    cpn->pos != TBL_CELL_DOWN
 		    ? hw : 0;
 		tbl_direct_border(tp, BHORIZ * lw,
 		    col->width + col->spacing / 2);
@@ -669,8 +669,7 @@
 		/* The horizontal line inside the next column. */
 
 		rw = cpp == NULL || cpn == NULL ||
-		    (cpn->pos != TBL_CELL_DOWN &&
-		     (dpn == NULL || strcmp(dpn->string, "\\^") != 0))
+		    cpn->pos != TBL_CELL_DOWN
 		    ? hw : 0;
 
 		/* The line crossing at the end of this column. */