diff --git a/src/regexp/syntax/regexp.go b/src/regexp/syntax/regexp.go
index cea7d9e04f..75822cf981 100644
--- a/src/regexp/syntax/regexp.go
+++ b/src/regexp/syntax/regexp.go
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ func writeRegexp(b *bytes.Buffer, re *Regexp) {
 	case OpAnyChar:
 		b.WriteString(`(?s:.)`)
 	case OpBeginLine:
-		b.WriteRune('^')
+		b.WriteString(`(?m:^)`)
 	case OpEndLine:
-		b.WriteRune('$')
+		b.WriteString(`(?m:$)`)
 	case OpBeginText:
 		b.WriteString(`\A`)
 	case OpEndText:
diff --git a/src/regexp/syntax/simplify_test.go b/src/regexp/syntax/simplify_test.go
index 879eff5be7..5d0f1dea5e 100644
--- a/src/regexp/syntax/simplify_test.go
+++ b/src/regexp/syntax/simplify_test.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ var simplifyTests = []struct {
 	{`(ab)+`, `(ab)+`},
 	{`(ab)?`, `(ab)?`},
 	{`.`, `(?s:.)`},
-	{`^`, `^`},
-	{`$`, `$`},
+	{`^`, `(?m:^)`},
+	{`$`, `(?m:$)`},
 	{`[ac]`, `[ac]`},
 	{`[^ac]`, `[^ac]`},