diff --git a/lib.inc.php3 b/lib.inc.php3
index 12fa00b63..fe86c07ca 100755
--- a/lib.inc.php3
+++ b/lib.inc.php3
@@ -875,11 +875,11 @@ var errorMsg2 = '<?php echo(str_replace('\'', '\\\'', $GLOBALS['strNotValidNumbe
                 }
                 else if (substr($sql_order, -3) == 'ASC' && $is_in_sort) {
                     $sort_order = ' ORDER BY ' . backquote($field->name) . ' DESC';
-                    $order_img  = '&nbsp;<img src="./images/asc_order.gif" border="0" width="7" height="7" alt="ASC">';
+                    $order_img  = '&nbsp;<img src="./images/asc_order.gif" border="0" width="7" height="7" alt="ASC" />';
                 }
                 else if (substr($sql_order, -4) == 'DESC' && $is_in_sort) {
                     $sort_order = ' ORDER BY ' . backquote($field->name) . ' ASC';
-                    $order_img  = '&nbsp;<img src="./images/desc_order.gif" border="0" width="7" height="7" alt="DESC">';
+                    $order_img  = '&nbsp;<img src="./images/desc_order.gif" border="0" width="7" height="7" alt="DESC" />';
                 }
                 if (eregi('(.*)( LIMIT (.*)| PROCEDURE (.*)| FOR UPDATE| LOCK IN SHARE MODE)', $unsorted_sql_query, $regs3)) {
                     $sorted_sql_query = $regs3[1] . $sort_order . $regs3[2];