diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx b/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
index d4930720e8..c0075f55d9 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ function renderCell(index, data, column, dir = null) {
 	column = column || { columnName: "" };
 	let span = document.createElement('span');
 	span.className = `cell ${column.className}`;
-	span.innerText = data;
+	span.textContent = data;
 	if (dir) span.dir = dir;
 	return span;
 }