st.c | 4 ++--

diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index d0a607b116a36dc93a17a1702d81dcf9f17bbfc5..561d5b05c00c1900215e31e16250eca533e1c116 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ 					sl = utf8size(term.line[y][x].c);
 					memcpy(ptr, term.line[y][x].c, sl);
 					ptr += sl;
 				}
-			if(ls)
-				*ptr = '\n', ptr++;
+			if(ls && y < sel.e.y)
+				*ptr++ = '\n';
 		}
 		*ptr = 0;
 	}