diff --git a/crates/typst-pdf/src/tags/mod.rs b/crates/typst-pdf/src/tags/mod.rs
index fef10af99..fc98bc23d 100644
--- a/crates/typst-pdf/src/tags/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-pdf/src/tags/mod.rs
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ impl StackEntryKind {
                 TagKind::THead(_) => false,
                 TagKind::TBody(_) => false,
                 TagKind::TFoot(_) => false,
-                TagKind::Span(_) => false,
+                TagKind::Span(_) => true,
                 TagKind::InlineQuote(_) => !is_pdf_ua,
                 TagKind::Note(_) => !is_pdf_ua,
                 TagKind::Reference(_) => !is_pdf_ua,