diff --git a/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.js b/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.js
index da5c4c333b5..32c0b70e933 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.js
+++ b/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.js
@@ -225,8 +225,9 @@
             }
             $textarea.summernote({
                     height: 150,
-                    toolbar: toolbar
-                });
+                    toolbar: toolbar,
+                    styleWithSpan: false
+            });
             $form.on('click', 'button, .a-submit', function () {
                 $textarea.html($form.find('.note-editable').code());
             });