diff --git a/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c b/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
index b7fda83ff..b2382a567 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
@@ -964,18 +964,15 @@ gui_bar_item_input_text_cb (const void *pointer, void *data,
     }
 
     /*
-     * if multiline is enabled in buffer, transform '\n' to '\r' to the
-     * newlines are displayed as real new lines instead of spaces
+     * transform '\n' to '\r' so the newlines are displayed as real new lines
+     * instead of spaces
      */
-    if (buffer->input_multiline)
+    ptr_input2 = ptr_input;
+    while (ptr_input2 && ptr_input2[0])
     {
-        ptr_input2 = ptr_input;
-        while (ptr_input2 && ptr_input2[0])
-        {
-            if (ptr_input2[0] == '\n')
-                ptr_input2[0] = '\r';
-            ptr_input2 = (char *)utf8_next_char (ptr_input2);
-        }
+        if (ptr_input2[0] == '\n')
+            ptr_input2[0] = '\r';
+        ptr_input2 = (char *)utf8_next_char (ptr_input2);
     }
 
     return ptr_input;