diff --git a/kmmsgpart.cpp b/kmmsgpart.cpp
index 5be88d38e..8b74892b1 100644
--- a/kmmsgpart.cpp
+++ b/kmmsgpart.cpp
@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@ QCString KMMessagePart::bodyDecoded(void) const
       break;
     }
   }
-  result = result.replace( "\r\n", "\n" ); // CRLF -> LF conversion
-
   kdWarning( result.length() != (unsigned int)len, 5006 )
     << "KMMessagePart::bodyDecoded(): body is binary but used as text!" << endl;
 
+  result = result.replace( "\r\n", "\n" ); // CRLF -> LF conversion
+
   assert( mBodyDecodedSize < 0 || mBodyDecodedSize == len );
   if ( mBodyDecodedSize < 0 )
     mBodyDecodedSize = len; // cache decoded size