diff --git a/format-master.xml b/format-master.xml
index 7457df1..bc0ecab 100755
--- a/format-master.xml
+++ b/format-master.xml
@@ -114,10 +114,12 @@
 		happen, inserting a <space/> will fix the problem.
 
 		This is analogous to putting a \ at the end of macros in LaTeX
-		to ensure that spaces after the macro aren't gobbled.
+		to ensure that spaces after the macro aren't gobbled, and indeed,
+		this is what the LaTeX version of the markup produces.
 	-->
 	<template name="space" match="space">
-		<common><xsl:text> </xsl:text></common>
+		<html><xsl:text> </xsl:text></html>
+		<latex><xsl:text>\ </xsl:text></latex>
 	</template>
 
 	<template name="non-breaking-space" match="non-breaking-space|nbsp">
