diff --git a/Sources/Db/Schema/Table.php b/Sources/Db/Schema/Table.php
index c91e3e83225..c133376053c 100644
--- a/Sources/Db/Schema/Table.php
+++ b/Sources/Db/Schema/Table.php
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ public function populate(bool $replace = false): int
 			}
 		}
 
-		$replacements['{$default_reserved_names}'] = strtr($replacements['{$default_reserved_names}'], ['\\\\n' => '\\n']);
+		$replacements['{$default_reserved_names}'] = strtr($replacements['{$default_reserved_names}'], ['\\\\n' => "\n", '\\n' => "\n"]);
 
 		// Replace any placeholders in the initial data.
 		foreach ($this->initial_data as &$row) {
diff --git a/Sources/Unicode/SpoofDetector.php b/Sources/Unicode/SpoofDetector.php
index 598462873a5..8a9d155023a 100644
--- a/Sources/Unicode/SpoofDetector.php
+++ b/Sources/Unicode/SpoofDetector.php
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public static function checkReservedName(string $name, bool $fatal = false): boo
 		// This will hold all the names that are similar to $name.
 		$homograph_names = [];
 
-		$reserved_names = explode("\n", Config::$modSettings['reserveNames']);
+		$reserved_names = preg_split('~\R|\\\\n~', Config::$modSettings['reserveNames']);
 
 		// Check each name in the list...
 		foreach ($reserved_names as $reserved) {