diff --git a/markdown.go b/markdown.go
index bb2232f..3e4cc28 100644
--- a/markdown.go
+++ b/markdown.go
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ func MarkdownCommon(input []byte) []byte {
 	htmlFlags |= HTML_USE_SMARTYPANTS
 	htmlFlags |= HTML_SMARTYPANTS_FRACTIONS
 	htmlFlags |= HTML_SMARTYPANTS_LATEX_DASHES
+	htmlFlags |= HTML_SKIP_SCRIPT
 	renderer := HtmlRenderer(htmlFlags, "", "")
 
 	// set up the parser