diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 58aa5dcf5..f1caaaeb9 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -20956,7 +20956,7 @@ hierarchy of headlines by UP levels before marking the subtree."
 	      '(org-fill-paragraph-separate-nobreak-p
 		org-fill-line-break-nobreak-p)))))
   (org-set-local 'fill-paragraph-function 'org-fill-paragraph)
-  (org-set-local 'auto-fill-inhibit-regexp org-outline-regexp)
+  (org-set-local 'auto-fill-inhibit-regexp nil)
   (org-set-local 'adaptive-fill-function 'org-adaptive-fill-function)
   (org-set-local 'normal-auto-fill-function 'org-auto-fill-function)
   (org-set-local 'comment-line-break-function 'org-comment-line-break-function))