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diff --git a/‎lib/internal/util/inspect.js‎
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diff --git a/‎test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js‎
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@@ -2622,6 +2622,14 @@ function isBelowBreakLength(ctx, output, start, base) {
   // TODO(BridgeAR): Add unicode support. Use the readline getStringWidth
   // function. Check the performance overhead and make it an opt-in in case it's
   // significant.
+  // allow the single-line format if the length limit is infinite and no items have newlines
+  if (ctx.breakLength === Infinity) {
+    if (base !== '' && StringPrototypeIncludes(base, '\n')) return false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < output.length; i++) {
+      if (typeof output[i] === 'string' && StringPrototypeIncludes(output[i], '\n')) return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
   let totalLength = output.length + start;
   if (totalLength + output.length > ctx.breakLength)
     return false;
 
@@ -4064,3 +4064,9 @@ ${error.stack.split('\n').slice(1).join('\n')}`,
   assert.match(inspect(DOMException.prototype), /^\[object DOMException\] \{/);
   delete Error[Symbol.hasInstance];
 }
+
+{
+  const obj = { a: 'short string', b: [1, 2], c: { d: true } };
+  const expected = "{ a: 'short string', b: [ 1, 2 ], c: { d: true } }";
+  assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(obj, { breakLength: Infinity }), expected);
+}