diff --git a/magpierss/rss_parse.inc b/magpierss/rss_parse.inc
index f0558ac80..b9c92c55a 100644
--- a/magpierss/rss_parse.inc
+++ b/magpierss/rss_parse.inc
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class MagpieRSS {
         xml_set_element_handler($this->parser, 
                 'feed_start_element', 'feed_end_element' );
 
-        $source = preg_replace("/&(?!amp;)/","&",$source); 
+        $source = preg_replace("/&(?![^ ][^ ]+;)/","&",$source); 
 
         xml_set_character_data_handler( $this->parser, 'feed_cdata' );