diff --git a/cmd-parse.y b/cmd-parse.y
index e2c250e18..a03da825f 100644
--- a/cmd-parse.y
+++ b/cmd-parse.y
@@ -1174,9 +1174,9 @@ cmd_parse_print_string(char **buf, struct cmd_parse_node *string)
 }
 
 static const char *
-cmd_parse_print_separator(u_int depth, int flags)
+cmd_parse_print_separator(u_int depth)
 {
-	if ((~flags & CMD_PARSE_PRINT_MULTILINE) && depth == 0)
+	if (depth == 0)
 		return (" \\; ");
 	return (" ; ");
 }
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ cmd_parse_print_sequence(char **buf, struct cmd_parse_node *seq, u_int depth,
     int flags)
 {
 	struct cmd_parse_node	*child, *first_child;
-	const char		*sep = cmd_parse_print_separator(depth, flags);
+	const char		*sep = cmd_parse_print_separator(depth);
 	int			 first = 1;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/regress/cmd-parse-print.sh b/regress/cmd-parse-print.sh
index 01ad5e37f..cfd332225 100755
--- a/regress/cmd-parse-print.sh
+++ b/regress/cmd-parse-print.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bind-key  -T parsetest b display-message 'hello world'
 bind-key  -T parsetest c display-message 'literal $HOME #{p} ~'
 bind-key  -T parsetest d display-message ''
 bind-key  -T parsetest e display-message '#{pane_id}'
-bind-key  -T parsetest f display-message a ; display-message b
+bind-key  -T parsetest f display-message a \; display-message b
 bind-key  -T parsetest g display-message one
 display-message two
 bind-key  -T parsetest h if-shell true {