diff --git a/src/output/help.rs b/src/output/help.rs
index d378dfde..53a030f7 100644
--- a/src/output/help.rs
+++ b/src/output/help.rs
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ impl<'help, 'app, 'parser, 'writer> Help<'help, 'app, 'parser, 'writer> {
             }
             self.none(part)?;
         }
-        if !prevent_nlh && !help.contains('\n') && (nlh || self.force_next_line) {
+        if !prevent_nlh && (nlh || self.force_next_line) {
             self.none("\n")?;
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/tests/help.rs b/tests/help.rs
index 67781775..68d9a1bc 100644
--- a/tests/help.rs
+++ b/tests/help.rs
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ FLAGS:
     -h, --help
             Prints help
             information
+
     -V, --version
             Prints
             version
@@ -354,7 +355,6 @@ FLAGS:
             Prints version
             information";
 
-// FIXME: #1642 This should have an empty line before `-h, --help`.
 static ISSUE_1642: &str = "prog 
 
 USAGE:
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ FLAGS:
             with only valid keys and may not contain other nonsense
             that cannot be read by this program. Obviously I'm going on
             and on, so I'll stop now.
+
     -h, --help       
             Prints help information