diff --git a/gitweb/gitweb.cgi b/gitweb/gitweb.cgi
index 79275f38d3..673db1f639 100755
--- a/gitweb/gitweb.cgi
+++ b/gitweb/gitweb.cgi
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ sub git_project_list {
 		}
 		$alternate ^= 1;
 		print "<td>" . $cgi->a({-href => "$my_uri?" . esc_param("p=$pr->{'path'};a=summary"), -class => "list"}, esc_html($pr->{'path'})) . "</td>\n" .
-		      "<td>$pr->{'descr'}</td>\n" .
+		      "<td>" . esc_html($pr->{'descr'}) . "</td>\n" .
 		      "<td><i>" . chop_str($pr->{'owner'}, 15) . "</i></td>\n";
 		print "<td class=\"". age_class($pr->{'commit'}{'age'}) . "\">" . $pr->{'commit'}{'age_string'} . "</td>\n" .
 		      "<td class=\"link\">" .