diff --git a/external-permalinks-redux.php b/external-permalinks-redux.php
index 1fa9b06220bb4bf5b76a3449c1350c5c7cd1010d..b3a194da1a823c67b877b93f457cd3e7a11c61b1 100644
--- a/external-permalinks-redux.php
+++ b/external-permalinks-redux.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class external_permalinks_redux {
 				foreach ( $this->status_codes as $status_code => $explanation ) {
 					echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $status_code ) . '"';
 					selected( $status_code, (int) $type );
-					echo '>' . esc_attr( $explanation ) . '</option>';
+					echo '>' . esc_html( $explanation ) . '</option>';
 				}
 				?>
 			</select>