diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index e6a9a6883af..3645258f98f 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FileList={
 			var extension=false;
 		}
 		html+='<td class="filename" style="background-image:url('+img+')"><input type="checkbox" />';
-		html+='<a class="name" href="download.php?file='+$('#dir').val()+'/'+name+'"><span class="nametext">'+basename
+		html+='<a class="name" href="download.php?file='+$('#dir').val().replace(/</, '&lt;').replace(/>/, '&gt;')+'/'+name+'"><span class="nametext">'+basename
 		if(extension){
 			html+='<span class="extension">'+extension+'</span>';
 		}