diff --git a/src/color.c b/src/color.c
index 4b016af1..2310f982 100644
--- a/src/color.c
+++ b/src/color.c
@@ -289,8 +289,7 @@ void precalc_multicolorinfo(void)
 	regmatch_t startmatch, endmatch;
 	linestruct *line, *tailline;
 
-	if (openfile->syntax == NULL || openfile->syntax->nmultis == 0 ||
-					openfile->filetop->multidata || ISSET(NO_SYNTAX))
+	if (!openfile->syntax || openfile->syntax->nmultis == 0 || ISSET(NO_SYNTAX))
 		return;
 
 //#define TIMEPRECALC  123
diff --git a/src/cut.c b/src/cut.c
index 7d8794aa..722ba82e 100644
--- a/src/cut.c
+++ b/src/cut.c
@@ -734,6 +734,10 @@ void paste_text(void)
 	/* If we pasted less than a screenful, don't center the cursor. */
 	if (less_than_a_screenful(was_lineno, was_leftedge))
 		focusing = FALSE;
+#ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
+	else
+		precalc_multicolorinfo();
+#endif
 
 	/* Set the desired x position to where the pasted text ends. */
 	openfile->placewewant = xplustabs();
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 68d20589..bc876cb1 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ void prepare_for_display(void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
 	/* Precalculate the data for any multiline coloring regexes. */
-	precalc_multicolorinfo();
+	if (!openfile->filetop->multidata)
+		precalc_multicolorinfo();
 	have_palette = FALSE;
 #endif
 	refresh_needed = TRUE;
@@ -818,6 +819,10 @@ void read_file(FILE *f, int fd, const char *filename, bool undoable)
 	/* If we inserted less than a screenful, don't center the cursor. */
 	if (undoable && less_than_a_screenful(was_lineno, was_leftedge))
 		focusing = FALSE;
+#ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
+	else if (undoable)
+		precalc_multicolorinfo();
+#endif
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	if (undoable)