diff --git a/src/imlib.c b/src/imlib.c
index e27db574dccea8d27083469fbec4762595c89b23..d12852ccae8a62b5279fcefaa79e46a42989bd68 100644
--- a/src/imlib.c
+++ b/src/imlib.c
@@ -562,7 +562,9 @@ void feh_draw_info(winwidget w)
 	}
 	else {
 		while ((no_lines < 20) && fgets(info_buf, 256, info_pipe)) {
-			info_buf[strlen(info_buf)-1] = '\0';
+			if (info_buf[strlen(info_buf)-1] == '\n')
+				info_buf[strlen(info_buf)-1] = '\0';
+
 			gib_imlib_text_draw(im, fn, NULL, 2, (no_lines*th)+2, info_buf,
 					IMLIB_TEXT_TO_RIGHT, 0, 0, 0, 255);
 			gib_imlib_text_draw(im, fn, NULL, 1, (no_lines*th)+1, info_buf,