diff --git a/app/views/issues/show.html.erb b/app/views/issues/show.html.erb
index c217e3e3e..2705f3c9f 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/show.html.erb
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
   <% if @prev_issue_id || @next_issue_id %>
     <div class="next-prev-links contextual">
       <%= link_to_if @prev_issue_id,
-                     "&#171; #{l(:label_previous)}", issue_path(@prev_issue_id),
+                     "\xc2\xab #{l(:label_previous)}",
+                     issue_path(@prev_issue_id),
                      :title => "##{@prev_issue_id}" %> |
       <%= link_to_if @next_issue_id,
-                     "#{l(:label_next)} &#187;", issue_path(@next_issue_id),
+                     "#{l(:label_next)} \xc2\xbb",
+                     issue_path(@next_issue_id),
                      :title => "##{@next_issue_id}" %>
     </div>
   <% end %>