diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp
index 6fc855895..7dc90eb82 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/BoardPostDisplayWidget.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void BoardPostDisplayWidget_compact::setup()
             ui->pictureLabel->setPicture( FilesDefs::getPixmapFromQtResourcePath(":/images/thumb-default.png") );
     }
 
-    ui->notes->setText(RsHtml().formatText(NULL, QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mNotes.c_str()), RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS | RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
+    ui->notes->setText(RsHtml().formatText(NULL, QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mNotes.c_str()), RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
 
     QObject::connect(ui->expandButton, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(doExpand(bool)));