diff --git a/Source/minitext.cpp b/Source/minitext.cpp
index 7de293bee..558e4c63e 100644
--- a/Source/minitext.cpp
+++ b/Source/minitext.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ int GetLinesInText(const char *text)
 	while (!doneflag) {
 		doneflag = BuildLine(text, line);
 		text += strlen(line);
+		if (*text == '\n')
+			text++;
 		lines++;
 	}