Index: sites/all/modules/contrib/privatemsg/privatemsg.module
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--- sites/all/modules/contrib/privatemsg/privatemsg.module	(revision 743)
+++ sites/all/modules/contrib/privatemsg/privatemsg.module	(working copy)
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@
     if (privatemsg_is_disabled($recipient)) {
       $blocked[] = array(
         'recipient' => 'user_' . $recipient->uid,
-        'message' => t('%recipient has disabled private message receiving.', array('%recipient' => privatemsg_recipient_format($recipient))),
+        'message' => t('%recipient has disabled private message receiving.', array('%recipient' => privatemsg_recipient_format($recipient, array('plain' => TRUE)))),
       );
     }
   }