diff --git a/app/helpers/custom_fields_helper.rb b/app/helpers/custom_fields_helper.rb
index bcc4cfa11..0c5e6635d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/custom_fields_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/custom_fields_helper.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module CustomFieldsHelper
   # Return custom field label tag
   def custom_field_label_tag(name, custom_value)
     content_tag "label", h(custom_value.custom_field.name) +
-	(custom_value.custom_field.is_required? ? " <span class=\"required\">*</span>" : ""),
+	(custom_value.custom_field.is_required? ? " <span class=\"required\">*</span>".html_safe : ""),
 	:for => "#{name}_custom_field_values_#{custom_value.custom_field.id}",
 	:class => (custom_value.errors.empty? ? nil : "error" )
   end