diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index fbe2bd9d..4bd18ef4 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ void do_enter(void)
 		if (extra > openfile->current_x)
 			extra = openfile->current_x;
 		else if (extra == openfile->current_x)
-			allblanks = TRUE;
+			allblanks = (indent_length(openfile->current->data) == extra);
 	}
 #endif /* NANO_TINY */
 	newnode->data = nmalloc(strlen(openfile->current->data +