diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index bf372c3a..d9715f7f 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -2380,9 +2380,10 @@ 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_execp || obj->type == OBJ_execpi || obj->type
+					== OBJ_exec
 #ifdef HAVE_LUA
-					&& obj->type != OBJ_lua && obj->type != OBJ_lua_parse
+					|| obj->type == OBJ_lua || obj->type == OBJ_lua_parse
 #endif /* HAVE_LUA */
 					) {
 				substitute_newlines(p, a - 2);