diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Man.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Man.hs
index fe6bc5c4c..7cf46a59a 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Man.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Man.hs
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ lexMacro = do
   case macroName of
     "nop" -> return mempty
     "ie"  -> lexConditional
+    "if"  -> lexConditional
     "el"  -> skipConditional
 
     _ -> do