diff --git a/src/lexdcompiler.cc b/src/lexdcompiler.cc
index 4f39e67..58e5999 100644
--- a/src/lexdcompiler.cc
+++ b/src/lexdcompiler.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,24 @@ bool tag_filter_t::try_apply(tags_t &tags) const
   unionset_inplace(tags, pos());
   return true;
 }
+vector<vector<pos_tag_filter_t>> tag_filter_t::distribute_pos(size_t n) const
+{
+  vector<vector<pos_tag_filter_t>> ret;
+  ret.resize(1);
+  ret[0].resize(n);
+  for (auto& tag : _pos) {
+    vector<vector<pos_tag_filter_t>> ret2;
+    for (auto& seq : ret) {
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        auto seq2 = seq;
+        seq2[i].insert(tag);
+        ret2.push_back(seq2);
+      }
+    }
+    ret.swap(ret2);
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
 bool pattern_element_t::compatible(const lex_seg_t &tok) const
 {
   return left.name.empty() || right.name.empty() || tag_filter.compatible(tok.tags);
@@ -1193,35 +1211,43 @@ LexdCompiler::buildPattern(const pattern_element_t &tok)
     tempMatch.swap(matchedParts);
     for(auto &pat_untagged : patterns[tok.left.name])
     {
-      for(unsigned int i = 0; i < pat_untagged.second.size(); i++)
-      {
-        auto pat = pat_untagged;
-        bool taggable = true;
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < pat.second.size(); j++) {
-          auto& pair = pat.second[j];
-          if(!pair.tag_filter.combine(tok.tag_filter.neg())) {
+      auto pat_line = pat_untagged.first;
+      auto pat_minus = pat_untagged.second;
+      bool taggable = true;
+      for (auto& it : pat_minus) {
+        if (!it.tag_filter.combine(tok.tag_filter.neg())) {
+          taggable = false;
+          if (verbose) {
+            cerr << "Warning: The tags of " << to_ustring(printPattern(tok));
+            cerr << " conflict with " << to_ustring(printPattern(it));
+            cerr << " on line " << pat_line << "." << endl;
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!taggable) continue;
+      size_t len = pat_minus.size();
+      auto pos_tags = tok.tag_filter.distribute_pos(len);
+      for (auto& pos_tag_seq : pos_tags) {
+        taggable = true;
+        auto pat = pat_minus;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+          if (!pat[i].tag_filter.combine(pos_tag_seq[i])) {
             taggable = false;
             if (verbose) {
               cerr << "Warning: The tags of " << to_ustring(printPattern(tok));
-              cerr << " conflict with " << to_ustring(printPattern(pat_untagged.second[j]));
-              cerr << " on line " << pat.first << "." << endl;
+              cerr << " conflict with " << to_ustring(printPattern(pat[i]));
+              cerr << " on line " << pat_line << "." << endl;
             }
-          }
-        }
-        if(!pat.second[i].tag_filter.combine(tok.tag_filter.pos())) {
-          taggable = false;
-          if (verbose) {
-            cerr << "Warning: The tags of " << to_ustring(printPattern(tok));
-            cerr << " conflict with " << to_ustring(printPattern(pat_untagged.second[i]));
-            cerr << " on line " << pat.first << "." << endl;
+            break;
           }
         }
         if (!taggable) continue;
 
         matchedParts.clear();
-        lineNumber = pat.first;
-        vector<int> is_free = determineFreedom(pat.second);
-        buildPattern(t->getInitial(), t, pat.second, is_free, 0);
+        lineNumber = pat_line;
+        vector<int> is_free = determineFreedom(pat);
+        buildPattern(t->getInitial(), t, pat, is_free, 0);
       }
     }
     tempMatch.swap(matchedParts);
diff --git a/src/lexdcompiler.h b/src/lexdcompiler.h
index a19a02d..fe4314e 100644
--- a/src/lexdcompiler.h
+++ b/src/lexdcompiler.h
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ struct tag_filter_t {
     return filters;
   }
 
+  vector<vector<pos_tag_filter_t>> distribute_pos(size_t n) const;
+
   private:
   pos_tag_filter_t _pos;
   neg_tag_filter_t _neg;
diff --git a/tests/feature/Makefile b/tests/feature/Makefile
index b3a5b66..9315d61 100644
--- a/tests/feature/Makefile
+++ b/tests/feature/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ tests = \
   lexname-space \
   lextag \
   lexnegtag \
+  multipos \
   nontree \
   oneside \
   opt \
diff --git a/tests/feature/test-multipos.lexd b/tests/feature/test-multipos.lexd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37785eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/feature/test-multipos.lexd
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+PATTERNS
+Subject ObjectPrefix VStemBase[tv,cl3]
+Subject VStemBase[iv,cl3]
+
+LEXICON Subject
+<s_sg1>:ni>
+
+LEXICON ObjectPrefix
+<o_sg1>:nech>
+
+PATTERN VStemBase
+VerbRootIV [<v><iv>:[iv]]
+VerbRootTV [<v><tv>:[tv]]
+
+LEXICON VerbRootIV
+blah[cl3]
+
+LEXICON VerbRootTV
+ihtoa:{i}htoa[cl3]
diff --git a/tests/feature/test-multipos.lexd.txt.strings.gold b/tests/feature/test-multipos.lexd.txt.strings.gold
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26e659e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/feature/test-multipos.lexd.txt.strings.gold
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<s_sg1><o_sg1>ihtoa<v><tv>:ni>nech>{i}htoa
+<s_sg1>blah<v><iv>:ni>blah