diff --git a/src/Parser.cpp b/src/Parser.cpp
index 6094b2455..8e1fa88ff 100644
--- a/src/Parser.cpp
+++ b/src/Parser.cpp
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ void Parser::findAttributeModifier ()
                 value = "''";
 
               (*i)->unTag ("?");
+              (*i)->removeAllBranches ();
               (*i)->tag ("ATTMOD");
               (*i)->attribute ("name", canonical);
               (*i)->attribute ("raw", value);