diff --git a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c
index ca5182a42..2204a8755 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c
+++ b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c
@@ -489,8 +489,7 @@ gui_bar_window_draw (struct t_gui_bar_window *bar_window,
 
         items = string_split (content, "\n", NULL,
                               WEECHAT_STRING_SPLIT_STRIP_LEFT
-                              | WEECHAT_STRING_SPLIT_STRIP_RIGHT
-                              | WEECHAT_STRING_SPLIT_COLLAPSE_SEPS,
+                              | WEECHAT_STRING_SPLIT_STRIP_RIGHT,
                               0, &items_count);
         if (items_count == 0)
         {