diff --git a/aegisub/src/command/edit.cpp b/aegisub/src/command/edit.cpp
index 4ef3dc266..0ed360792 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/command/edit.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/command/edit.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static void combine_karaoke(AssDialogue *first, AssDialogue *second) {
 }
 
 static void combine_concat(AssDialogue *first, AssDialogue *second) {
-	first->Text += "\\N" + second->Text;
+	first->Text += " " + second->Text;
 }
 
 static void combine_drop(AssDialogue *, AssDialogue *) { }