diff --git a/modules/mailchimp_lists/mailchimp_lists.module b/modules/mailchimp_lists/mailchimp_lists.module
index 06523bc..d824b12 100644
--- a/modules/mailchimp_lists/mailchimp_lists.module
+++ b/modules/mailchimp_lists/mailchimp_lists.module
@@ -448,9 +448,8 @@ function mailchimp_lists_auth_newsletter_form(&$form, $list, $account) {
   // add the title and description to freeform lists
   if ($list->list_type == MAILCHIMP_LISTTYPE_FREEFORM) {
     $form[$wrapper_key]['title'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'item',
-      '#title' => check_plain(t($list->label)),
-      '#description' => check_plain(t($list->description)),
+      '#markup' => check_plain($list->label),
+      '#description' => check_plain($list->description),
     );
   }