diff --git a/tasks/jst.js b/tasks/jst.js
index 87f2241..84b14f0 100644
--- a/tasks/jst.js
+++ b/tasks/jst.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         }
 
         if (options.prettify) {
-          compiled = compiled.replace(new RegExp(lf, 'g'), '');
+          compiled = compiled.replace(new RegExp('\n', 'g'), '');
         }
         filename = processName(filepath);