diff --git a/mod/forum/lib.php b/mod/forum/lib.php
index cda277c48c6..531b7646cab 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lib.php
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ function forum_print_post(&$post, $courseid, $ownpost=false, $reply=false, $link
echo format_text($post->message, $post->format);
}
- echo "
";
+ echo " ";
$age = time() - $post->created;
if ($ownpost) {