diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-message.el b/mu4e/mu4e-message.el
index 863751c3..84014801 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-message.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-message.el
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ replace with."
   (with-temp-buffer
     (insert body)
     (goto-char (point-min))
-    (while (re-search-forward "[
- ’]" nil t)
+    (while (re-search-forward "\015 ’]" nil t)
       (replace-match
        (cond
         ((string= (match-string 0) "’") "'")