diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_list_current_token.fish b/share/functions/__fish_list_current_token.fish
index b6c004b19..1bfabd92f 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_list_current_token.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_list_current_token.fish
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function __fish_list_current_token -d "List contents of token under the cursor i
         end
     end
 
-    string repeat \n --count=(math (count (fish_prompt)) - 1)
+    string repeat -N \n --count=(math (count (fish_prompt)) - 1)
 
     commandline -f repaint
 end
diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_whatis_current_token.fish b/share/functions/__fish_whatis_current_token.fish
index 390ec98cb..62cf09fbb 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_whatis_current_token.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_whatis_current_token.fish
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function __fish_whatis_current_token -d "Show man page entries or function descr
 
     printf "%s\n" $desc
 
-    string repeat \n --count=(math (count (fish_prompt)) - 1)
+    string repeat -N \n --count=(math (count (fish_prompt)) - 1)
 
     commandline -f repaint
 end