diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Op/Gui/Custom.py b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Op/Gui/Custom.py
index fa88d57278..35f93160ba 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Op/Gui/Custom.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Op/Gui/Custom.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TaskPanelOpPage(PathOpGui.TaskPanelPage):
         return signals
 
     def setGCode(self):
-        self.obj.Gcode = self.form.txtGCode.toPlainText().splitlines()
+        self.obj.Gcode = self.form.txtGCode.toPlainText().split("\n")
 
 
 Command = PathOpGui.SetupOperation(