diff --git a/src/document/html/internal.h b/src/document/html/internal.h
index b85a87273..c299e730d 100644
--- a/src/document/html/internal.h
+++ b/src/document/html/internal.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ struct html_context {
 };
 
 #define html_top	((struct html_element *) html_context->stack.next)
+#define html_bottom	((struct html_element *) html_context->stack.prev)
 #define format		(html_top->attr)
 #define par_format	(html_top->parattr)
 
diff --git a/src/document/html/parser/general.c b/src/document/html/parser/general.c
index 622e5d1fe..4c7c43648 100644
--- a/src/document/html/parser/general.c
+++ b/src/document/html/parser/general.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ html_apply_canvas_bgcolor(struct html_context *html_context)
 	if (par_format.bgcolor != format.style.bg) {
 		/* Modify the root HTML element - format_html_part() will take
 		 * this from there. */
-		struct html_element *e = html_context->stack.prev;
+		struct html_element *e = html_bottom;
 
 		html_context->was_body_background = 1;
 		e->parattr.bgcolor = e->attr.style.bg = par_format.bgcolor = format.style.bg;
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ html_html(struct html_context *html_context, unsigned char *a,
 
 	/* Modify the root HTML element - format_html_part() will take
 	 * this from there. */
-	struct html_element *e = html_context->stack.prev;
+	struct html_element *e = html_bottom;
 
 	if (par_format.bgcolor != format.style.bg)
 		e->parattr.bgcolor = e->attr.style.bg = par_format.bgcolor = format.style.bg;