diff --git a/lib/pure/parsecfg.nim b/lib/pure/parsecfg.nim
index 49684a5e93..00cadf8bef 100644
--- a/lib/pure/parsecfg.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/parsecfg.nim
@@ -492,12 +492,12 @@ proc replace(s: string): string =
   while i < s.len():
     if s[i] == '\\':
       d.add(r"\\")
-    elif s[i] == '\c' and s[i+1] == '\L':
-      d.add(r"\n")
+    elif s[i] == '\c' and s[i+1] == '\l':
+      d.add(r"\c\l")
       inc(i)
     elif s[i] == '\c':
       d.add(r"\n")
-    elif s[i] == '\L':
+    elif s[i] == '\l':
       d.add(r"\n")
     else:
       d.add(s[i])