diff --git a/source/global/constants.bas b/source/global/constants.bas
index e4ed94af6..7c8de3c7a 100644
--- a/source/global/constants.bas
+++ b/source/global/constants.bas
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ CONST KEY_TAB = 9
 DIM SHARED CHR_QUOTE AS STRING: CHR_QUOTE = CHR$(34)
 DIM SHARED CHR_TAB AS STRING: CHR_TAB = CHR$(9)
 DIM SHARED CRLF AS STRING: CRLF = CHR$(13) + CHR$(10) 'carriage return+line feed
+DIM SHARED NATIVE_LINEENDING AS STRING
+IF INSTR(_OS$, "WIN") THEN NATIVE_LINEENDING = CRLF ELSE NATIVE_LINEENDING = CHR$(10)
 
 DIM SHARED OS_BITS AS LONG
 OS_BITS = 64: IF INSTR(_OS$, "[32BIT]") THEN OS_BITS = 32
diff --git a/source/qb64pe.bas b/source/qb64pe.bas
index 43ace9f1c..343865f1c 100644
--- a/source/qb64pe.bas
+++ b/source/qb64pe.bas
@@ -20770,7 +20770,7 @@ FUNCTION lineformat$ (a$)
             ELSE
                 a$ = lineinput3$
                 IF a$ = CHR$(13) THEN GOTO lineformatdone2
-                layoutcontinuations = layoutcontinuations + chr$(10) + a$
+                layoutcontinuations = layoutcontinuations + NATIVE_LINEENDING + a$
             END IF
 
             linenumber = linenumber + 1