diff --git a/libr/util/str.c b/libr/util/str.c
index 939a15c3a9..23de059514 100644
--- a/libr/util/str.c
+++ b/libr/util/str.c
@@ -1524,21 +1524,24 @@ R_API char *r_str_ansi_crop(const char *str, ut32 x, ut32 y, ut32 x2, ut32 y2) {
 			str++;
 			ch++;
 			cw = 0;
-		} else if (*str == 0x1b && *(str + 1) == '[') {
-			const char *ptr = str;
-			if ((r_end - r) > 2) {
-				/* copy 0x1b and [ */
-				*r++ = *str++;
-				*r++ = *str++;
-				for (ptr = str; *ptr && *ptr != 'J' && *ptr != 'm' && *ptr != 'H'; ++ptr) {
-					*r++ = *ptr;
-				}
-				*r++ = *ptr++;
-			}
-			str = ptr;
 		} else {
 			if (ch >= y && ch < y2 && cw >= x && cw < x2) {
-				*r++ = *str;
+				if (*str == 0x1b && *(str + 1) == '[') {
+					const char *ptr = str;
+					if ((r_end - r) > 2) {
+						/* copy 0x1b and [ */
+						*r++ = *str++;
+						*r++ = *str++;
+						for (ptr = str; *ptr && *ptr != 'J' && *ptr != 'm' && *ptr != 'H'; ++ptr) {
+							*r++ = *ptr;
+						}
+						*r++ = *ptr++;
+					}
+					str = ptr;
+					continue;
+				} else {
+					*r++ = *str;
+				}
 			}
 
 			/* skip until newline */