diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Element/EntityAutocomplete.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Element/EntityAutocomplete.php
index a44ec0b..ada79ad 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Element/EntityAutocomplete.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Element/EntityAutocomplete.php
@@ -294,10 +294,11 @@ protected static function matchEntityByTitle(SelectionInterface $handler, $input
       // More helpful error if there are only a few matching entities.
       $multiples = [];
       foreach ($entities as $id => $name) {
-        $multiples[] = strip_tags($name) . ' (' . $id . ')';
+        $multiples[] = $name . ' (' . $id . ')';
       }
       $params['@id'] = $id;
-      $form_state->setError($element, t('Multiple entities match this reference; "%multiple". Specify the one you want by appending the id in parentheses, like "@value (@id)".', ['%multiple' => implode('", "', $multiples)] + $params));
+      // Call strip_tags as the % placeholder does not escape HTML entities.
+      $form_state->setError($element, t('Multiple entities match this reference; "%multiple". Specify the one you want by appending the id in parentheses, like "@value (@id)".', ['%multiple' => strip_tags(implode('", "', $multiples))] + $params));
     }
     else {
       // Take the one and only matching entity.