diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index 9fc7fa2d840b9ca19d91e3dd5f1033eaf30c2398..2f6bed36bb5562822d7853cee1904e9f785bc029 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ function t($string, $args = 0) {
  * Encode special characters in a plain-text string for display as HTML.
  */
 function check_plain($text) {
-  return htmlspecialchars($text, ENT_QUOTES);
+  return htmlspecialchars($text);
 }
 
 /**