diff --git a/onyx2/modules/templates/smarty/plugins/modifier.nl2br.php b/onyx2/modules/templates/smarty/plugins/modifier.nl2br.php
index d9ae192..d5c2bd9 100644
--- a/onyx2/modules/templates/smarty/plugins/modifier.nl2br.php
+++ b/onyx2/modules/templates/smarty/plugins/modifier.nl2br.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 function smarty_modifier_nl2br($string)
 {
-    return nl2br($string);
+    return str_replace(array('\r\n', '\r', '\n'), "<br />", $string);
 }
 
 /* vim: set expandtab: */