diff --git a/app/views/topics/show.html.erb b/app/views/topics/show.html.erb
index 01db00495a0..c61b8062143 100644
--- a/app/views/topics/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/topics/show.html.erb
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 <% if @topic_view.next_page %>
   <p>
-    <b><%= link_to("next page &rarr;", @topic_view.next_page_path ) %></b>
+    <b><%= link_to("next page &rarr;".html_safe, @topic_view.next_page_path ) %></b>
   </p>
 <% end %>
 
 
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