diff --git a/admin_menu.inc b/admin_menu.inc
index 6de7042..9c58ab5 100644
--- a/admin_menu.inc
+++ b/admin_menu.inc
@@ -540,7 +540,8 @@ function admin_menu_links_user() {
     '#href' => (user_access('administer users') ? 'admin/people/people' : 'user'),
   );
   $links['account'] = array(
-    '#title' => $GLOBALS['user']->name,
+    '#title' => format_username($GLOBALS['user']),
+    '#html' => TRUE,
     '#weight' => -99,
     '#attributes' => array('class' => array('admin-menu-action', 'admin-menu-account')),
     '#href' => 'user/' . $GLOBALS['user']->uid,