diff --git a/date_api/date_api_ical.inc b/date_api/date_api_ical.inc
index 2ca484e..b548144 100644
--- a/date_api/date_api_ical.inc
+++ b/date_api/date_api_ical.inc
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ function date_ical_escape_text($text) {
   $text = preg_replace("/\\\b/", "\\\\", $text);
   $text = str_replace(",", "\,", $text);
   $text = str_replace(";", "\;", $text);
-  $text = str_replace("\n", "\\n ", $text);
+  $text = str_replace("\n", "\\n", $text);
   return trim($text);
 }