diff --git a/kmacctexppop.cpp b/kmacctexppop.cpp
index 9583b4173..d0d36111a 100644
--- a/kmacctexppop.cpp
+++ b/kmacctexppop.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@ void KMAcctExpPop::slotMsgRetrieved(KIO::Job*, const QString & infoMsg)
 {
   if (infoMsg != "message complete") return;
   KMMessage *msg = new KMMessage;
+  // Make sure to use LF as line ending to make the processing easier
+  // when piping through external programs
+  uint newSize = KMFolder::crlf2lf( curMsgData.data(), curMsgData.size() );
+  curMsgData.resize( newSize );
   msg->fromByteArray( curMsgData , true );
   if (stage == Head)
   {