diff --git a/lib.inc.php3 b/lib.inc.php3
index 3b5558ef8..4f7682b36 100755
--- a/lib.inc.php3
+++ b/lib.inc.php3
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ function show_message($message) {
      <table border="<?php echo $GLOBALS['cfgBorder'];?>">
       <tr>
        <td bgcolor="<?php echo $GLOBALS['cfgThBgcolor'];?>">
-       <b><?php echo $message;?><b><br>
+       <b><?php echo stripslashes($message);?><b><br>
        </td>
       </tr>
     <?php