diff --git a/src/CppUTest/JUnitTestOutput.cpp b/src/CppUTest/JUnitTestOutput.cpp
index f509d9b72..4e5c2585b 100644
--- a/src/CppUTest/JUnitTestOutput.cpp
+++ b/src/CppUTest/JUnitTestOutput.cpp
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ SimpleString JUnitTestOutput::encodeXmlText(const SimpleString& textbody)
     buf.replace("\"", """);
     buf.replace("<", "&lt;");
     buf.replace(">", "&gt;");
-    buf.replace("\r", "&#13;");
-    buf.replace("\n", "&#10;");
+    buf.replace("\n", "{newline}");
     return buf;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/CppUTest/JUnitOutputTest.cpp b/tests/CppUTest/JUnitOutputTest.cpp
index da49b6e43..238963049 100644
--- a/tests/CppUTest/JUnitOutputTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/CppUTest/JUnitOutputTest.cpp
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ TEST(JUnitOutputTest, testFailureWithNewlineInIt)
 
     outputFile = fileSystem.file("cpputest_testGroupWithFailingTest.xml");
 
-    STRCMP_EQUAL("<failure message=\"thisfile:10: Test &#10;    failed\" type=\"AssertionFailedError\">\n", outputFile->line(6));
+    STRCMP_EQUAL("<failure message=\"thisfile:10: Test {newline}failed\" type=\"AssertionFailedError\">\n", outputFile->line(6));
 }
 
 TEST(JUnitOutputTest, testFailureWithDifferentFileAndLine)
@@ -755,5 +755,5 @@ TEST(JUnitOutputTest, UTPRINTOutputInJUnitOutputWithSpecials)
             .end();
 
     outputFile = fileSystem.file("cpputest_groupname.xml");
-    STRCMP_EQUAL("<system-out>The &lt;rain&gt; in &quot;Spain&quot;&#10;    Goes \\mainly\\ down the Dr&amp;in&#10; </system-out>\n", outputFile->lineFromTheBack(3));
+    STRCMP_EQUAL("<system-out>The &lt;rain&gt; in &quot;Spain&quot;{newline}Goes \\mainly\\ down the Dr&amp;in{newline}</system-out>\n", outputFile->lineFromTheBack(3));
 }