diff --git a/screen-write.c b/screen-write.c
index a0c28575..6b6aa400 100644
--- a/screen-write.c
+++ b/screen-write.c
@@ -1035,8 +1035,10 @@ screen_write_cell(
 	if (screen_check_selection(s, s->cx - width, s->cy)) {
 		memcpy(&tmp_gc2, &s->sel.cell, sizeof tmp_gc2);
 		tmp_gc2.data = gc->data;
-		tmp_gc2.flags = gc->flags & ~(GRID_FLAG_FG256|GRID_FLAG_BG256);
-		tmp_gc2.flags |= s->sel.cell.flags & (GRID_FLAG_FG256|GRID_FLAG_BG256);
+		tmp_gc2.flags = gc->flags &
+		    ~(GRID_FLAG_FG256|GRID_FLAG_BG256);
+		tmp_gc2.flags |= s->sel.cell.flags &
+		    (GRID_FLAG_FG256|GRID_FLAG_BG256);
 		ttyctx.cell = &tmp_gc2;
 		tty_write(tty_cmd_cell, &ttyctx);
 	} else {