diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/email.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/email.php
index 6013d2a51..7f44cb1cc 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/email.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/email.php
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class EmailComponent extends Object{
  * @var string
  * @access protected
  */
-	var $_newLine = "\n";
+	var $_newLine = "\r\n";
 /**
  * Enter description here...
  *