diff --git a/src/base/system.cpp b/src/base/system.cpp
index 3c10a37e8..a65651211 100644
--- a/src/base/system.cpp
+++ b/src/base/system.cpp
@@ -364,12 +364,12 @@ unsigned io_write(IOHANDLE io, const void *buffer, unsigned size)
 	return fwrite(buffer, 1, size, (FILE *)io);
 }
 
-unsigned io_write_newline(IOHANDLE io)
+bool io_write_newline(IOHANDLE io)
 {
 #if defined(CONF_FAMILY_WINDOWS)
-	return fwrite("\r\n", 1, 2, (FILE *)io);
+	return io_write(io, "\r\n", 2) == 2;
 #else
-	return fwrite("\n", 1, 1, (FILE *)io);
+	return io_write(io, "\n", 1) == 1;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/base/system.h b/src/base/system.h
index 1a379c957..6ffcb1d6e 100644
--- a/src/base/system.h
+++ b/src/base/system.h
@@ -296,15 +296,15 @@ unsigned io_skip(IOHANDLE io, int size);
 unsigned io_write(IOHANDLE io, const void *buffer, unsigned size);
 
 /**
- * Writes newline to file.
+ * Writes a platform dependent newline to file.
  *
  * @ingroup File-IO
  *
  * @param io Handle to the file.
  *
- * @return Number of bytes written.
+ * @return true on success, false on failure.
  */
-unsigned io_write_newline(IOHANDLE io);
+bool io_write_newline(IOHANDLE io);
 
 /**
  * Seeks to a specified offset in the file.
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config.cpp b/src/engine/shared/config.cpp
index 027e79cf4..5f0df84bf 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config.cpp
@@ -147,12 +147,10 @@ void CConfigManager::WriteLine(const char *pLine)
 {
 	if(!m_ConfigFile ||
 		io_write(m_ConfigFile, pLine, str_length(pLine)) != static_cast<unsigned>(str_length(pLine)) ||
-#if defined(CONF_FAMILY_WINDOWS)
-		io_write_newline(m_ConfigFile) != 2)
-#else
-		io_write_newline(m_ConfigFile) != 1)
-#endif
+		!io_write_newline(m_ConfigFile))
+	{
 		m_Failed = true;
+	}
 }
 
 IConfigManager *CreateConfigManager() { return new CConfigManager; }