1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index 05eb744a4..da15c4d06 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -1070,9 +1070,9 @@ static void process_file(FILE * file)
                                         }
                                         pattern_space = xrealloc(pattern_space, pattern_space_size + hold_space_size);
                                         if (pattern_space_size == 2) {
-                                                strcat(pattern_space, "\n");
-                                        } else {
                                                 strcpy(pattern_space, "\n");
+                                        } else {
+                                                strcat(pattern_space, "\n");
                                         }
                                         if (hold_space) {
                                                 strcat(pattern_space, hold_space);