diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index 76b1c5035..dfd118649 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ New features::
 
 Bug fixes::
 
+  * core: don't collapse consecutive newlines in lines displayed before the first buffer is created
   * core: don't remove consecutive newlines when pasting text (issue #1500)
   * core: don't collapse consecutive newlines in bar content (issue #1500)
   * core: fix WEECHAT_SHAREDIR with CMake build (issue #1461)
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-chat.c b/src/gui/gui-chat.c
index e68761d19..f70e9bb50 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-chat.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-chat.c
@@ -929,10 +929,7 @@ gui_chat_print_lines_waiting_buffer (FILE *f)
     if (gui_chat_lines_waiting_buffer)
     {
         lines = string_split (*gui_chat_lines_waiting_buffer, "\n", NULL,
-                              WEECHAT_STRING_SPLIT_STRIP_LEFT
-                              | WEECHAT_STRING_SPLIT_STRIP_RIGHT
-                              | WEECHAT_STRING_SPLIT_COLLAPSE_SEPS,
-                              0, &num_lines);
+                              0, 0, &num_lines);
         if (lines)
         {
             for (i = 0; i < num_lines; i++)