diff --git a/src/gui_mac.c b/src/gui_mac.c
index 2c33562..0a8b0bc 100644
--- a/src/gui_mac.c
+++ b/src/gui_mac.c
@@ -4671,7 +4671,7 @@
     if (flavor)
 	type = **textOfClip;
     else
-	type = (strchr(*textOfClip, '\r') != NULL) ? MLINE : MCHAR;
+	type = MAUTO;
 
     tempclip = lalloc(scrapSize + 1, TRUE);
     mch_memmove(tempclip, *textOfClip + flavor, scrapSize);