diff --git a/src/Bookmarks.cpp b/src/Bookmarks.cpp
index 3d3d6402..755766d1 100644
--- a/src/Bookmarks.cpp
+++ b/src/Bookmarks.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void CBookmarks::Load()
     CreateDirectory(m_iniPath.c_str(), nullptr);
     m_iniPath += L"\\bookmarks";
     SetUnicode();
+    SetMultiLine(true); // multiline search
     LoadFile(m_iniPath.c_str());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/grepWin.cpp b/src/grepWin.cpp
index 298e88e4..4685f1dc 100644
--- a/src/grepWin.cpp
+++ b/src/grepWin.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
     if (bPortable)
     {
         g_iniFile.SetUnicode();
+        g_iniFile.SetMultiLine(true); // multiline search
         g_iniFile.LoadFile(g_iniPath.c_str());
     }