diff --git a/lib/scm/gitlab.class.php b/lib/scm/gitlab.class.php
index 783d46df5e..c0bab8b334 100644
--- a/lib/scm/gitlab.class.php
+++ b/lib/scm/gitlab.class.php
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class gitlab
                             $newLine->type  = $type;
                             $newLine->oldlc = $type != 'new' ? $oldCurrentLine : '';
                             $newLine->newlc = $type != 'old' ? $newCurrentLine : '';
-                            $newLine->line  = htmlspecialchars($line);
+                            $newLine->line  = htmlSpecialString($line);
 
                             if($type != 'new') $oldCurrentLine++;
                             if($type != 'old') $newCurrentLine++;
diff --git a/lib/scm/gitrepo.class.php b/lib/scm/gitrepo.class.php
index 0d7cca6f6f..fe38065c89 100644
--- a/lib/scm/gitrepo.class.php
+++ b/lib/scm/gitrepo.class.php
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class GitRepo
                             $newLine->type  = $type;
                             $newLine->oldlc = $type != 'new' ? $oldCurrentLine : '';
                             $newLine->newlc = $type != 'old' ? $newCurrentLine : '';
-                            $newLine->line  = htmlspecialchars($line);
+                            $newLine->line  = htmlSpecialString($line);
 
                             if($type != 'new') $oldCurrentLine++;
                             if($type != 'old') $newCurrentLine++;