diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index f2f3c86e09..3a7b35f010 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ proc_options(long argc, char **argv, ruby_cmdline_options_t *opt, int envopt)
 		if (v > 0377)
 		    rb_rs = Qnil;
 		else if (v == 0 && numlen >= 2) {
-		    rb_rs = rb_str_new2("\n\n");
+		    rb_rs = rb_str_new2("");
 		}
 		else {
 		    c = v & 0xff;
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb b/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
index 6e83d37151..6b598162d8 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ class TestRubyOptions < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_in_out_err(%w(-0e) + ["print gets"], "foo\nbar\0baz", %W(foo bar\0), [])
 
     assert_in_out_err(%w(-00 -e) + ["p gets, gets"], "foo\nbar\n\nbaz\nzot\n\n\n", %w("foo\nbar\n\n" "baz\nzot\n\n"), [])
+
+    assert_in_out_err(%w(-00 -e) + ["p gets, gets"], "foo\nbar\n\n\n\nbaz\n", %w("foo\nbar\n\n" "baz\n"), [])
   end
 
   def test_autosplit