diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/XHTMLText.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/XHTMLText.java
index 63b8218d5..201e5308a 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/XHTMLText.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/XHTMLText.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class XHTMLText {
      * 
      */
     public void appendBrTag() {
-        text.append("<br>");
+        text.append("<br/>");
     }
 
     /**