diff --git a/xslt/tei2tex.xsl b/xslt/tei2tex.xsl
index 0ed610fc2a1115a7eb925ff7c261207a6435ca9a..80a38618bb2149f5b8abc1510032f0acef56911b 100644
--- a/xslt/tei2tex.xsl
+++ b/xslt/tei2tex.xsl
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@
     </xsl:template>
 
     <xsl:template match="div[@type = 'entry']">
-        <xsl:text>\vspace[Quarterline] </xsl:text>
+        <xsl:if test="not(preceding-sibling::*[1][self::head])">
+            <xsl:text>\vspace[Quarterline] </xsl:text>
+        </xsl:if>
         <xsl:apply-templates/>
     </xsl:template>