diff --git a/src/servers/registrar/ShutdownProcess.cpp b/src/servers/registrar/ShutdownProcess.cpp
index f000719fca..7173066d12 100644
--- a/src/servers/registrar/ShutdownProcess.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/registrar/ShutdownProcess.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public:
 		fTextView->SetFontAndColor(be_plain_font, B_FONT_ALL, &textColor);
 		fTextView->MakeEditable(false);
 		fTextView->MakeSelectable(false);
-		fTextView->SetWordWrap(true);
+		fTextView->SetWordWrap(false);
 		fRootView->AddChild(fTextView);
 
 		// kill app button
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ public:
 			textHeight - 1);
 		fTextView->SetTextRect(fTextView->Bounds());
 
+		fTextView->SetWordWrap(true);
+
 		// buttons
 		fKillAppButton->MoveTo(rightPartX, nonDefaultButtonsY);
 		fKillAppButton->ResizeTo(buttonWidth - 1, buttonHeight - 1);