diff --git a/b2-include/b2template.functions.php b/b2-include/b2template.functions.php
index 6bc39ac598..9663f04fd9 100644
--- a/b2-include/b2template.functions.php
+++ b/b2-include/b2template.functions.php
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ function trackback_rdf($timezone = 0) {
 		echo '    dc:identifier="';
 		permalink_single();
 		echo '"'."\n";
-		echo '    dc:title="'.addslashes(get_the_title()).'"'."\n";
+		echo '    dc:title="'.addslashes(strip_tags(get_the_title())).'"'."\n";
 		echo '    trackback:ping="'.trackback_url(0).'"'." />\n";
 		echo '</rdf:RDF>';
 	}