diff --git a/src/c_consolebuffer.cpp b/src/c_consolebuffer.cpp
index 3b210d9d0..4541422e4 100644
--- a/src/c_consolebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/c_consolebuffer.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ void FConsoleBuffer::FormatText(FFont *formatfont, int displaywidth)
 {
 	if (formatfont != mLastFont || displaywidth != mLastDisplayWidth || mBufferWasCleared)
 	{
+		if (mBufferWasCleared)
+			mLastLineNeedsUpdate = false;
 		m_BrokenConsoleText.Clear();
 		mBrokenStart.Clear();
 		mBrokenStart.Push(0);