diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/MediaWiki.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/MediaWiki.hs
index 84d7393c1..ca29fe2e1 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/MediaWiki.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/MediaWiki.hs
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ inlineToMediaWiki _ (RawInline "mediawiki" str) = return str
 inlineToMediaWiki _ (RawInline "html" str) = return str
 inlineToMediaWiki _ (RawInline _ _) = return ""
 
-inlineToMediaWiki _ (LineBreak) = return "<br />\n"
+inlineToMediaWiki _ (LineBreak) = return "<br />"
 
 inlineToMediaWiki _ Space = return " "