diff --git a/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx b/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
index 8b1e5b9fd413..2a544ab4151b 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
@@ -3412,15 +3412,14 @@ bool ScInputHandler::KeyInput( const KeyEvent& rKEvt, bool bStartEdit /* = false
                 {
                     if (pTableView)
                     {
-                        EVControlBits nControl = pTableView->GetControlWord();
                         if (pTopView)
-                            pTableView->SetControlWord(nControl | EVControlBits::SINGLELINEPASTE);
+                            pTableView->SetControlWord(pTableView->GetControlWord() | EVControlBits::SINGLELINEPASTE);
 
                         vcl::Window* pFrameWin = pActiveViewSh ? pActiveViewSh->GetFrameWin() : nullptr;
                         if ( pTableView->PostKeyEvent( rKEvt, pFrameWin ) )
                             bUsed = true;
 
-                        pTableView->SetControlWord(nControl);
+                        pTableView->SetControlWord(pTableView->GetControlWord() & ~EVControlBits::SINGLELINEPASTE);
                     }
                     if (pTopView)
                     {