diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 97c6596..c4d5e34 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@
     buf->b_shortname = FALSE;
 #endif
     buf->b_p_eol = TRUE;
+    buf->b_p_fixeol = TRUE;
     buf->b_start_eol = TRUE;
 #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
     buf->b_p_bomb = FALSE;