diff --git a/www/errorreport.php b/www/errorreport.php
index 3ce5246dc3356e7edfa9ca5922b5bc859cb9a1c8..a0f31e1a5800e092b20fe6f20313d94b67fea01c 100644
--- a/www/errorreport.php
+++ b/www/errorreport.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ $message = '<h1>SimpleSAMLphp Error Report</h1>
 
 <p>Report ID: <tt>' . $data['reportId'] . '</tt></p>
 
-<p>Referer: <tt>' . htmlspecialchars($data['referer']) . '</tt></p>
+<p>Referer: <tt>' . $data['referer'] . '</tt></p>
 
 <hr />
 <div class="footer">This message was sent using simpleSAMLphp. Visit the <a href="http://simplesamlphp.org/">simpleSAMLphp homepage</a>.</div>