diff --git a/entity_autocomplete.module b/entity_autocomplete.module
index 2996fd2..e7ff416 100644
--- a/entity_autocomplete.module
+++ b/entity_autocomplete.module
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function entity_autocomplete_get_label($label, $id){
     $label = drupal_substr($label, (124 - $ref_id_length)) . ' ...';
   }
 
-  return $label . $ref_id;
+  return strip_tags(decode_entities($label)) . $ref_id;
 }
 
 /**