diff --git a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
index ec8c5a98..8ba222e7 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
                                 <%= comment_html %>
                             <% else %>
                                 <a href="/watch?<%= env.params.query %>&nojs=1">
-                                    <%= I18n.translate(locale, "comments_youtube_disabled_try_reddit_no_js") %>
+                                    <%= HTML.escape(I18n.translate(locale, "comments_youtube_disabled_try_reddit_no_js")) %>
                                 </a>
                             <% end %>
                         </noscript>