diff --git a/modules/juce_core/xml/juce_XmlDocument.cpp b/modules/juce_core/xml/juce_XmlDocument.cpp
index c0f016e3bb..bf56f4f637 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/xml/juce_XmlDocument.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/xml/juce_XmlDocument.cpp
@@ -617,9 +617,17 @@ void XmlDocument::readChildElements (XmlElement& parent)
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    for (;;)
+                    for (;; ++input)
                     {
-                        const juce_wchar nextChar = *input;
+                        juce_wchar nextChar = *input;
+
+                        if (nextChar == '\r')
+                        {
+                            nextChar = '\n';
+
+                            if (input[1] == '\n')
+                                continue;
+                        }
 
                         if (nextChar == '<' || nextChar == '&')
                             break;
@@ -633,7 +641,6 @@ void XmlDocument::readChildElements (XmlElement& parent)
 
                         textElementContent.appendUTF8Char (nextChar);
                         contentShouldBeUsed = contentShouldBeUsed || ! CharacterFunctions::isWhitespace (nextChar);
-                        ++input;
                     }
                 }
             }