diff --git a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/maruku_parser.rb b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/maruku_parser.rb
index 74f9289f..ad9834cf 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/maruku_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/maruku_parser.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module Jekyll
         end
 
         def convert(content)
-          converted = Maruku.new(content, :error_stream => @errors).to_html
+          converted = Maruku.new(content, :error_stream => @errors).to_html.strip
           print_errors_and_fail unless @errors.empty?
           converted
         end