diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 6b9feafc..9a20e612 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -3236,7 +3236,8 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 #ifdef HAVE_ICONV
 			iconv_convert(a, buff_in, p, p_max_size);
 #endif /* HAVE_ICONV */
-			if (obj->type != OBJ_text && obj->type != OBJ_execp && obj->type != OBJ_execpi) {
+			if (obj->type != OBJ_text && obj->type != OBJ_execp && obj->type != OBJ_execpi
+					&& obj->type != OBJ_lua && obj->type != OBJ_lua_parse) {
 				substitute_newlines(p, a - 2);
 			}
 			p += a;