diff --git a/templates/html.tpl.php b/templates/html.tpl.php
index 681eecc..67b79f6 100644
--- a/templates/html.tpl.php
+++ b/templates/html.tpl.php
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
  * @see template_process()
  */
 ?><?php print $doctype; ?>
-<?php $html_tag_attrs = "xml:lang=\"{$language->language}\" dir=\"{$language->dir}\" {$rdf->version}{$rdf->namespaces}";?>
+<?php $html_tag_attrs = "lang=\"{$language->language}\" dir=\"{$language->dir}\" {$rdf->version}{$rdf->namespaces}";?>
 <!-- If you don't care about older browsers remove the following declarations -->
 <!-- paulirish.com/2008/conditional-stylesheets-vs-css-hacks-answer-neither/ -->
-<!--[if lt IE 7 ]> <html <?php print $html_tag_attrs;?> class="no-js ie6" <![endif]-->
-<!--[if IE 7 ]> <html <?php print $html_tag_attrs;?> class="no-js ie7" <![endif]-->
-<!--[if IE 8 ]> <html <?php print $html_tag_attrs;?> class="no-js ie8" <![endif]-->
-<!--[if IE 9 ]> <html <?php print $html_tag_attrs;?> class="no-js ie9" <![endif]-->
+<!--[if lt IE 7 ]> <html <?php print $html_tag_attrs;?> class="no-js ie6"> <![endif]-->
+<!--[if IE 7 ]> <html <?php print $html_tag_attrs;?> class="no-js ie7"> <![endif]-->
+<!--[if IE 8 ]> <html <?php print $html_tag_attrs;?> class="no-js ie8"> <![endif]-->
+<!--[if IE 9 ]> <html <?php print $html_tag_attrs;?> class="no-js ie9"> <![endif]-->
 <!--[if (gt IE 9)|!(IE)]><!--> <html <?php print $html_tag_attrs;?> class="no-js"> <!--<![endif]-->
 
 <head<?php print $rdf->profile; ?>>
