diff --git a/inc/fields/descriptionfield.class.php b/inc/fields/descriptionfield.class.php
index 7c75e5a2a..855386984 100644
--- a/inc/fields/descriptionfield.class.php
+++ b/inc/fields/descriptionfield.class.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function getValueForDesign() {
    public function getValueForTargetText($richText) {
       $text = $this->question->fields['description'];
       if (!$richText) {
-         $text = nl2br(html_entity_decode($text));
+         $text = nl2br(strip_tags(html_entity_decode($text)));
       }
 
       return $text;