diff --git a/src/regexp_nfa.c b/src/regexp_nfa.c
index bb8c982..aa6c56e 100644
--- a/src/regexp_nfa.c
+++ b/src/regexp_nfa.c
@@ -1203,13 +1203,6 @@
 		}
 		mb_ptr_adv(regparse);
 
-		if (extra == ADD_NL)	    /* \_[] also matches \n */
-		{
-		    EMIT(reg_string ? NL : NFA_NEWL);
-		    TRY_NEG();
-		    EMIT_GLUE();
-		}
-
 		/* skip the trailing ] */
 		regparse = endp;
 		mb_ptr_adv(regparse);
@@ -1219,6 +1212,14 @@
 		    EMIT(NFA_END_NEG_RANGE);
 		    EMIT(NFA_CONCAT);
 		}
+
+		/* \_[] also matches \n but it's not negated */
+		if (extra == ADD_NL)
+		{
+		    EMIT(reg_string ? NL : NFA_NEWL);
+		    EMIT(NFA_OR);
+		}
+
 		return OK;
 	    } /* if exists closing ] */
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test64.in b/src/testdir/test64.in
index 192d456..0c55173 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test64.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test64.in
@@ -344,9 +344,13 @@
 :call add(tl, [0, '\(<<\)\@1<=span.', 'xxspanxxxx<spanxx<<spanyyy'])
 :call add(tl, [0, '\(<<\)\@2<=span.', 'xxspanxxxx<spanxx<<spanyyy', 'spany', '<<'])
 :"
-:"""" Run the tests
+:"""" "\_" prepended negated collection matches EOL
+:call add(tl, [2, '\_[^8-9]\+', "asfi\n9888", "asfi\n"])
+:call add(tl, [2, '\_[^a]\+', "asfi\n9888", "sfi\n9888"])
 :"
 :"
+:"""" Run the tests
+:"
 :for t in tl
 :  let re = t[0]
 :  let pat = t[1]
diff --git a/src/testdir/test64.ok b/src/testdir/test64.ok
index 74db0bd..7b81853 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test64.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test64.ok
@@ -731,6 +731,12 @@
 OK 1 - \(<<\)\@1<=span.
 OK 0 - \(<<\)\@2<=span.
 OK 1 - \(<<\)\@2<=span.
+OK 0 - \_[^8-9]\+
+OK 1 - \_[^8-9]\+
+OK 2 - \_[^8-9]\+
+OK 0 - \_[^a]\+
+OK 1 - \_[^a]\+
+OK 2 - \_[^a]\+
 192.168.0.1
 192.168.0.1
 192.168.0.1
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 795e175..651c64c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1055,
+/**/
     1054,
 /**/
     1053,