diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index 2b40cfaf41..9a6aeb23ea 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var block = {
   def: /^ {0,3}\[(label)\]: *\n? *<?([^\s>]+)>?(?:(?: +\n? *| *\n *)(title))? *(?:\n+|$)/,
   table: noop,
   lheading: /^([^\n]+)\n *(=|-){2,} *(?:\n+|$)/,
-  paragraph: /^([^\n]+(?:\n?(?!hr|heading|lheading| {0,3}>|<\/?(?:tag)(?: +|\\n|\/?>)|<(?:script|pre|style|!--))[^\n]+)+)/,
+  paragraph: /^([^\n]+(?:\n(?!hr|heading|lheading| {0,3}>|<\/?(?:tag)(?: +|\n|\/?>)|<(?:script|pre|style|!--))[^\n]+)*)/,
   text: /^[^\n]+/
 };