diff --git a/lib/morris.bar.coffee b/lib/morris.bar.coffee
index fba8037c..f623f6b7 100644
--- a/lib/morris.bar.coffee
+++ b/lib/morris.bar.coffee
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ class Morris.Bar extends Morris.Grid
   # @private
   hoverContentForRow: (index) ->
     row = @data[index]
-    content = "<div class='morris-hover-row-label'>#{row.label}</div>"
+    content = $("<div class='morris-hover-row-label'>").text(row.label)
+    content = content.prop('outerHTML')
     for y, j in row.y
       if @options.labels[j] is false
         continue
diff --git a/lib/morris.line.coffee b/lib/morris.line.coffee
index 7f50d949..ffc54bb6 100644
--- a/lib/morris.line.coffee
+++ b/lib/morris.line.coffee
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ class Morris.Line extends Morris.Grid
   # @private
   hoverContentForRow: (index) ->
     row = @data[index]
-    content = "<div class='morris-hover-row-label'>#{row.label}</div>"
+    content = $("<div class='morris-hover-row-label'>").text(row.label)
+    content = content.prop('outerHTML')
     for y, j in row.y
       if @options.labels[j] is false
         continue