diff --git a/ftplugin/markdown.vim b/ftplugin/markdown.vim
index 009b45d..022da06 100644
--- a/ftplugin/markdown.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/markdown.vim
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ endif
 runtime! ftplugin/html.vim ftplugin/html_*.vim ftplugin/html/*.vim
 
 setlocal comments=fb:*,fb:-,fb:+,n:> commentstring=>\ %s
-setlocal formatoptions+=tcqln
+setlocal formatoptions+=tcqln formatoptions-=r formatoptions-=o
 setlocal formatlistpat=^\\s*\\d\\+\\.\\s\\+\\\|^[-*+]\\s\\+
 
 if exists('b:undo_ftplugin')