diff --git a/src/regexp.c b/src/regexp.c
index 2c364b3..2023714 100644
--- a/src/regexp.c
+++ b/src/regexp.c
@@ -7381,6 +7381,7 @@
     reg_mmatch = NULL;
     reg_maxline = 0;
     reg_buf = curbuf;
+    reg_line_lbr = TRUE;
     return vim_regsub_both(source, dest, copy, magic, backslash);
 }
 #endif
@@ -7400,6 +7401,7 @@
     reg_buf = curbuf;		/* always works on the current buffer! */
     reg_firstlnum = lnum;
     reg_maxline = curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count - lnum;
+    reg_line_lbr = FALSE;
     return vim_regsub_both(source, dest, copy, magic, backslash);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test79.in b/src/testdir/test79.in
index 56955c2..8278bd8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test79.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test79.in
Binary files differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/test79.ok b/src/testdir/test79.ok
index 0f6ea45..e22eee0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test79.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test79.ok
Binary files differ
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1a112d7..8acd83e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -735,6 +735,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    261,
+/**/
     260,
 /**/
     259,