diff --git a/modules/meta-elements.xml b/modules/meta-elements.xml
index 7187328..b883466 100755
--- a/modules/meta-elements.xml
+++ b/modules/meta-elements.xml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 	-->
 	<template name="comment" match="comment">
 		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/">
-			<xsl:text>
-\begin{comment}</xsl:text>
-				<xsl:apply-templates />
-				<xsl:text>\end{comment}
-</xsl:text>
+			<xsl:call-template name="newline-internal" />
+			<xsl:text>\begin{comment}</xsl:text>
+			<xsl:apply-templates />
+			<xsl:text>\end{comment}</xsl:text>
+			<xsl:call-template name="newline-internal" />
 		</common>
 		<common formats="/html/xhtml/">
 			<xsl:comment>