diff --git a/plugins/markdown.js b/plugins/markdown.js
index 3c556a38..a5f0c875 100644
--- a/plugins/markdown.js
+++ b/plugins/markdown.js
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ function getParser(parser, conf) {
         parser = require(parser).markdown;
 
         return function(source) {
+            // filters EOL of source so evilstreak/markdown doesn't screw the pooch.
+            source = source.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/g, '\n');
             return parser.toHTML(source, conf.dialect);
         };
     } else {
diff --git a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/readme.js b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/readme.js
index c9d46adc..6669821a 100644
--- a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/readme.js
+++ b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/readme.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ function getParser(parser, conf) {
         parser = require('markdown').markdown;
 
         return function(source) {
+            // filters EOL of source so evilstreak/markdown doesn't screw the pooch.
+            source = source.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/g, '\n');
             return parser.toHTML(source, conf.dialect);
         };
     }
diff --git a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tutorial.js b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tutorial.js
index da0ba751..aebde28b 100644
--- a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tutorial.js
+++ b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tutorial.js
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ exports.Tutorial.prototype.parse = function() {
 
         // markdown
         case exports.TYPES.MARKDOWN:
+            // filters EOL of source so evilstreak/markdown doesn't screw the pooch.
+            this.content = this.content.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/g, '\n');
             return mdParser.toHTML(this.content)
                 .replace(/&/g, '&') // because markdown escapes these
                 .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')