diff --git a/course/externallib.php b/course/externallib.php
index 659228c53b1..b5c82f469a3 100644
--- a/course/externallib.php
+++ b/course/externallib.php
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class core_course_external extends external_api {
                                 array(
                                     'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'activity id'),
                                     'url' => new external_value(PARAM_URL, 'activity url', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
-                                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'activity module name'),
+                                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'activity module name'),
                                     'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'activity description', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                                     'visible' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'is the module visible', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                                     'modicon' => new external_value(PARAM_URL, 'activity icon url'),