diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c
index ee39d1a85bf79465c497a71d8ad7ae4a39ac2b6c..0246ff77e7729fccdfff969ebac0e8247538cd47 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ static inline int handle_lcd_special_code(struct charlcd *lcd)
 		break;
 	case 'N':	/* Two Lines */
 		priv->flags |= LCD_FLAG_N;
+		processed = 1;
 		break;
 	case 'l':	/* Shift Cursor Left */
 		if (priv->addr.x > 0) {