diff --git a/generator/first_pass_parser.hpp b/generator/first_pass_parser.hpp
index db3c8b5174..b0f79a6ab9 100644
--- a/generator/first_pass_parser.hpp
+++ b/generator/first_pass_parser.hpp
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ protected:
           string const & role = p->childs[i].attrs["role"];
           if (type == "node")
             e.nodes.push_back(make_pair(ref, role));
-          else
+          else if (type == "way")
             e.ways.push_back(make_pair(ref, role));
+          // we just ignore type == "relation"
         }
         else if (p->childs[i].name == "tag")
         {