diff --git a/include/bb2diaspora.php b/include/bb2diaspora.php
index b70a056619..39742291fd 100644
--- a/include/bb2diaspora.php
+++ b/include/bb2diaspora.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function diaspora2bb($s) {
 	$s = str_replace("\r","",$s);
 
 	// <br/> is invalid. Replace it with the valid expression
-	$s = str_replace(array("<br/>", "</p>", "<p>"),array("<br />", "<br />", "<br />"),$s);
+	$s = str_replace(array("<br/>", "</p>", "<p>", '<p dir="ltr">'),array("<br />", "<br />", "<br />", "<br />"),$s);
 
 	$s = preg_replace('/\@\{(.+?)\; (.+?)\@(.+?)\}/','@[url=https://$3/u/$2]$1[/url]',$s);