diff --git a/src/wiktextract/extractor/fr/page.py b/src/wiktextract/extractor/fr/page.py
index 2da323bf5..9c22d47e2 100644
--- a/src/wiktextract/extractor/fr/page.py
+++ b/src/wiktextract/extractor/fr/page.py
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ def process_pos_block(
     pos_title: str,
 ):
     pos_type = wxr.config.POS_SUBTITLES[pos_argument]["pos"]
-    page_data.append(copy.deepcopy(base_data))
+    if len(page_data) == 0 or "pos" in page_data[-1]:
+        page_data.append(copy.deepcopy(base_data))
     page_data[-1]["pos"] = pos_type
     page_data[-1]["pos_title"] = pos_title
     child_nodes = list(pos_title_node.filter_empty_str_child())