diff --git a/date_api/date_api.install b/date_api/date_api.install
index 9e3141a..6713325 100644
--- a/date_api/date_api.install
+++ b/date_api/date_api.install
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ function date_api_install() {
   date_api_set_variables();
 
   $message = $t('The Date API requires that you set up the !timezone_link and the !format_link to function correctly.', array('!timezone_link' => l($t('site timezone and first day of week settings'), 'admin/config/regional/settings'), '!format_link' => l($t('date format settings'), 'admin/config/regional/date-time')));
-  drupal_set_message(check_plain($message), 'warning');
-
+  drupal_set_message(filter_xss_admin($message), 'warning');
 }
 
 /**