diff --git a/tatsu/buffering.py b/tatsu/buffering.py
index 87358d99..5a2a91fd 100644
--- a/tatsu/buffering.py
+++ b/tatsu/buffering.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def _scanre(self, pattern):
         if isinstance(pattern, RETYPE):
             cre = pattern
         else:
-            cre = re.compile(pattern, re.MULTILINE)
+            cre = re.compile(pattern)
         return cre.match(self.text, self.pos)
 
     @property
diff --git a/test/grammar/pattern_test.py b/test/grammar/pattern_test.py
index 91094fad..c651baf3 100644
--- a/test/grammar/pattern_test.py
+++ b/test/grammar/pattern_test.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_patterns_with_newlines(self):
 
             blankline
                 =
-                /^[^\\n]*\\n$/
+                /(?m)^[^\\n]*\\n$/
                 ;
         """