diff --git a/mod/quiz/view.php b/mod/quiz/view.php
index 31d5a020100..77ba921ec6d 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/view.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/view.php
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
     print_heading(format_string($quiz->name));
     if (trim(strip_tags($quiz->intro))) {
         $formatoptions->noclean = true;
-        print_box(format_text($quiz->intro, FORMAT_MOODLE, $formatoptions), 'generalbox', 'intro');
+        $formatoptions->para    = false;
+        print_box('<div>'.format_text($quiz->intro, FORMAT_MOODLE, $formatoptions).'</div>', 'generalbox', 'intro');
     }
 
 /// Display information about this quiz.