diff --git a/system/functions.php b/system/functions.php
index 2b8b0364..70c0b93e 100644
--- a/system/functions.php
+++ b/system/functions.php
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ function removeIfFirstSlash(&$text) {
 };
 
 function escapeHtml($html) {
-	return htmlentities($html, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE, 'UTF-8');
+	return htmlspecialchars($html);
 }
 
 function getGuildNameById($id)