diff --git a/display.c b/display.c
index 0e42930..7aa1409 100644
--- a/display.c
+++ b/display.c
@@ -3395,7 +3395,7 @@ _rl_update_final (void)
 		 &last_face[_rl_screenwidth - 1 + woff], 1);
     }
   _rl_vis_botlin = 0;
-  if (botline_length > 0 || _rl_last_c_pos > 0)
+  if (botline_length > 0 || _rl_last_c_pos > 0 || rl_end == 0)
     rl_crlf ();
   fflush (rl_outstream);
   rl_display_fixed++;