diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 8a4d387ad..175fb5109 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def project_tree_options_for_select(projects, options = {})
     s = ''
     project_tree(projects) do |project, level|
-      name_prefix = (level > 0 ? (' ' * 2 * level + '» ') : '')
+      name_prefix = (level > 0 ? (' ' * 2 * level + '» ').html_safe : '')
       tag_options = {:value => project.id}
       if project == options[:selected] || (options[:selected].respond_to?(:include?) && options[:selected].include?(project))
         tag_options[:selected] = 'selected'