diff --git a/layouts/_default/rss.xml b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
index 6de6dd0..ef75620 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       <pubDate>{{ .PublishDate.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</pubDate>
       {{- with $authorEmail }}<author>{{ . }}{{ with $authorName }} ({{ . }}){{ end }}</author>{{ end }}
       <guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>
-      <description>{{ .Content | transform.XMLEscape | safeHTML }}</description>
+      <description>{{ .Content | html }}</description>
     </item>
     {{- end }}
   </channel>