diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index f1169aeb41..5f8264beb8 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ function item_store($arr) {
 
 	$arr['body']          = str_replace(
 								array('&', '>', '<', '"'),
-								array('&'    , '>'    , '<',     '&quot'),
+								array('&'    , '>'    , '<',     '"'),
 								$arr['body']
 							);