diff --git a/link.module b/link.module
index 1c1fd7a..617a210 100644
--- a/link.module
+++ b/link.module
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ function theme_link_formatter_link_domain($vars) {
  * Formats a link's title as plain text.
  */
 function theme_link_formatter_link_title_plain($vars) {
-  return empty($vars['element']['title']) ? '' : check_plain($vars['element']['title']);
+  return empty($vars['element']['title']) ? '' : check_plain(decode_entities($vars['element']['title'], ENT_QUOTES));
 }
 
 /**