1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/python.el b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
index 1e063d2f728..eae6ef75570 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/python.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 (defconst python-font-lock-syntactic-keywords
   ;; Make outer chars of matching triple-quote sequences into generic
   ;; string delimiters.  Fixme: Is there a better way?
-  `((,(rx (and (or buffer-start (not (syntax escape))) ; avoid escaped
+  `((,(rx (and (or line-start buffer-start (not (syntax escape))) ; avoid escaped
                                                        ; leading quote
                (group (optional (any "uUrR"))) ; prefix gets syntax property
                (optional (any "rR"))    ; possible second prefix