diff --git a/AK/StringView.cpp b/AK/StringView.cpp
index 4bb4c1b9f47..fe74bc9fd24 100644
--- a/AK/StringView.cpp
+++ b/AK/StringView.cpp
@@ -99,12 +99,13 @@ Vector<StringView> StringView::lines(bool consider_cr) const
             if (last_ch_was_cr) {
                 substart = i + 1;
                 split_view = false;
-                last_ch_was_cr = false;
             }
         }
         if (ch == '\r') {
             split_view = true;
             last_ch_was_cr = true;
+        } else {
+            last_ch_was_cr = false;
         }
         if (split_view) {
             size_t sublen = i - substart;
diff --git a/Tests/AK/TestStringView.cpp b/Tests/AK/TestStringView.cpp
index 2ffbdf65fdf..f9a786ec775 100644
--- a/Tests/AK/TestStringView.cpp
+++ b/Tests/AK/TestStringView.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ TEST_CASE(ends_with)
 
 TEST_CASE(lines)
 {
-    String test_string = "a\nb\r\nc\rd";
+    String test_string = "a\rb\nc\r\nd";
     StringView test_string_view = test_string.view();
     Vector<StringView> test_string_vector = test_string_view.lines();
     EXPECT_EQ(test_string_vector.size(), 4u);