diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/txtml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/txtml.py
index 48c94c2543..a3b4ed7afe 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/txtml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/txtml.py
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ class TXTMLizer(object):
                 text.append(u'\n\n')
 
         if tag in SPACE_TAGS:
-            if not end.endswith('u ') and hasattr(elem, 'text') and elem.text:
-                text.append(u' ')
+            text.append(u' ')
 
         # Process tags that contain text.
         if hasattr(elem, 'text') and elem.text: