diff --git a/src/OutputParams.h b/src/OutputParams.h
index 6b25658ee3..4d4cae6cae 100644
--- a/src/OutputParams.h
+++ b/src/OutputParams.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
 	*/
 	mutable std::string index_command;
 
-	/** Line length to use with plaintext export.
+	/** Line length to use with plaintext or LaTeX export.
 	*/
 	size_type linelen;
 
diff --git a/src/Paragraph.cpp b/src/Paragraph.cpp
index 61ed9bb022..decef1348d 100644
--- a/src/Paragraph.cpp
+++ b/src/Paragraph.cpp
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@ bool Paragraph::Private::simpleTeXBlanks(OutputParams const & runparams,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (lyxrc.plaintext_linelen > 0
-	    && column > lyxrc.plaintext_linelen
+	if (runparams.linelen > 0
+	    && column > runparams.linelen
 	    && i
 	    && text_[i - 1] != ' '
 	    && (i + 1 < int(text_.size()))