diff --git a/vlib/readline/readline_nix.c.v b/vlib/readline/readline_nix.c.v
index 7b3a838a5d2d26..61017e0f9e9a87 100644
--- a/vlib/readline/readline_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/readline/readline_nix.c.v
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ pub fn (mut r Readline) read_line_utf8(prompt string) ![]rune {
 	r.disable_raw_mode()
 	if r.current.len == 0 {
 		return error('empty line')
+	} else {
+		if r.current.last() == `\n` {
+			r.current.pop()
+		}
 	}
 	return r.current
 }