diff --git a/modules/statistics.module b/modules/statistics.module
index 13342f6a3c8da8523c126e5b51f3dfacd22b20db..18df4d78392850bc04d11ff1eecdd8888de9ddc0 100644
--- a/modules/statistics.module
+++ b/modules/statistics.module
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function statistics_exit() {
   }
   if ((variable_get('statistics_enable_access_log', 0)) && (module_invoke('throttle', 'status') == 0)) {
     // Log this page access.
-    db_query("INSERT INTO {accesslog} (title, path, url, hostname, uid, sid, timer, timestamp) values('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, '%s', %d, %d)", drupal_get_title(), $_GET['q'], referer_uri(), $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $user->uid, session_id(), timer_read('page'), time());
+    db_query("INSERT INTO {accesslog} (title, path, url, hostname, uid, sid, timer, timestamp) values('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, '%s', %d, %d)", decode_entities(strip_tags(drupal_get_title())), $_GET['q'], referer_uri(), $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $user->uid, session_id(), timer_read('page'), time());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/statistics/statistics.module b/modules/statistics/statistics.module
index 13342f6a3c8da8523c126e5b51f3dfacd22b20db..18df4d78392850bc04d11ff1eecdd8888de9ddc0 100644
--- a/modules/statistics/statistics.module
+++ b/modules/statistics/statistics.module
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function statistics_exit() {
   }
   if ((variable_get('statistics_enable_access_log', 0)) && (module_invoke('throttle', 'status') == 0)) {
     // Log this page access.
-    db_query("INSERT INTO {accesslog} (title, path, url, hostname, uid, sid, timer, timestamp) values('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, '%s', %d, %d)", drupal_get_title(), $_GET['q'], referer_uri(), $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $user->uid, session_id(), timer_read('page'), time());
+    db_query("INSERT INTO {accesslog} (title, path, url, hostname, uid, sid, timer, timestamp) values('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, '%s', %d, %d)", decode_entities(strip_tags(drupal_get_title())), $_GET['q'], referer_uri(), $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $user->uid, session_id(), timer_read('page'), time());
   }
 }