diff --git a/admin/roles/classes/preset.php b/admin/roles/classes/preset.php
index 85904eb126a..256f635d5ba 100644
--- a/admin/roles/classes/preset.php
+++ b/admin/roles/classes/preset.php
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ class core_role_preset {
         $dom->appendChild($top);
 
         $top->appendChild($dom->createElement('shortname', $role->shortname));
-        $top->appendChild($dom->createElement('name', $role->name));
-        $top->appendChild($dom->createElement('description', $role->description));
+        $top->appendChild($dom->createElement('name', htmlspecialchars($role->name, ENT_COMPAT | ENT_HTML401, 'UTF-8')));
+        $top->appendChild($dom->createElement('description', htmlspecialchars($role->description, ENT_COMPAT | ENT_HTML401,
+                'UTF-8')));
         $top->appendChild($dom->createElement('archetype', $role->archetype));
 
         $contextlevels = $dom->createElement('contextlevels');