diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/prismjs.html b/layouts/shortcodes/prismjs.html
index fe73753..e4acffe 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/prismjs.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/prismjs.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ $inner := replaceRE "^\n" "" .Inner | string }}
+{{ $inner := replaceRE "^\r?\n" "" .Inner | string }}
 {{ if len .Params | eq 0 }}
   <pre><code>{{ $inner }}</code></pre>
 {{ else }}