diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/hilight-text.c b/src/fe-common/core/hilight-text.c
index 6af41e6f..0fbc5a6d 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/hilight-text.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/hilight-text.c
@@ -484,13 +484,12 @@ static void hilight_print(int index, HILIGHT_REC *rec)
 	GString *options;
 
 	options = g_string_new(NULL);
-	if (!(rec->nick && rec->word)) {
+	if (!(rec->nick && rec->word))
+		g_string_append(options, "-line ");
+	else {
 		if (rec->nick) g_string_append(options, "-nick ");
 		if (rec->word) g_string_append(options, "-word ");
 	}
-	else {
-		g_string_append(options, "-line ");
-	}
 
 	if (rec->nickmask) g_string_append(options, "-mask ");
 	if (rec->fullword) g_string_append(options, "-full ");