1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/mr_widget_rebase.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/mr_widget_rebase.vue
index 57be97855e3..b1fb377e47a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/mr_widget_rebase.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/mr_widget_rebase.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script>
 import { GlLoadingIcon } from '@gitlab/ui';
+import { escape } from 'lodash';
 import simplePoll from '../../../lib/utils/simple_poll';
 import eventHub from '../../event_hub';
 import statusIcon from '../mr_widget_status_icon.vue';
@@ -44,11 +45,10 @@ export default {
     fastForwardMergeText() {
       return sprintf(
         __(
-          `Fast-forward merge is not possible. Rebase the source branch onto %{startTag}${this.mr.targetBranch}%{endTag} to allow this merge request to be merged.`,
+          'Fast-forward merge is not possible. Rebase the source branch onto %{targetBranch} to allow this merge request to be merged.',
         ),
         {
-          startTag: '<span class="label-branch">',
-          endTag: '</span>',
+          targetBranch: `<span class="label-branch">${escape(this.mr.targetBranch)}</span>`,
         },
         false,
       );