diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 9590a6aadee5bdc1440ce47833d516e5bb9cc6c2..c02717bbea855db67281ac791d489ef24657a94d 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ function user_pass_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
   $from = variable_get('site_mail', ini_get('sendmail_from'));
 
   // Mail one time login URL and instructions.
-  $variables = array('%username' => $account->name, '%site' => variable_get('site_name', 'drupal'), '%login_url' => user_pass_reset_url($account), '%uri' => $base_url, '%uri_brief' => substr($base_url, strlen('http://')), '%mailto' => $account->mail, '%date' => format_date(time()), '%login_uri' => url('user', NULL, NULL, TRUE), '%edit_uri' => url('user/'. $account->uid .'/edit', NULL, NULL, TRUE));
+  $variables = array('!username' => $account->name, '!site' => variable_get('site_name', 'drupal'), '!login_url' => user_pass_reset_url($account), '!uri' => $base_url, '!uri_brief' => substr($base_url, strlen('http://')), '!mailto' => $account->mail, '!date' => format_date(time()), '!login_uri' => url('user', NULL, NULL, TRUE), '!edit_uri' => url('user/'. $account->uid .'/edit', NULL, NULL, TRUE));
   $subject = _user_mail_text('pass_subject', $variables);
   $body = _user_mail_text('pass_body', $variables);
   $mail_success = drupal_mail('user-pass', $account->mail, $subject, $body, $from);