diff --git a/autoload/ctrlp/commandline.vim b/autoload/ctrlp/commandline.vim
index dd6cf31..0d9ae0b 100644
--- a/autoload/ctrlp/commandline.vim
+++ b/autoload/ctrlp/commandline.vim
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ call add(g:ctrlp_ext_vars, {
 "
 function! ctrlp#{s:n}#init()
 	let num = histnr('cmd')
-	let line = histget('cmd', num)
+	let line = strtrans(histget('cmd', num))
 	let lines = []
 	while num >= 1
 		if line != ''