diff --git a/user/filters/courserole.php b/user/filters/courserole.php
index 27f3e100a01..00860790c61 100644
--- a/user/filters/courserole.php
+++ b/user/filters/courserole.php
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ class user_filter_courserole extends user_filter_type {
         $a->label = $this->_label;
 
         if ($roleid) {
-            $rolename = $DB->get_field('role', 'name', array('id'=>$roleid));
-            $a->rolename = '"'.format_string($rolename).'"';
+            $role = $DB->get_record('role', array('id'=>$roleid));
+            $a->rolename = '"'.role_get_name($role).'"';
         } else {
             $a->rolename = get_string('anyrole', 'filters');
         }
diff --git a/user/filters/globalrole.php b/user/filters/globalrole.php
index 2e9635ecbe2..ed3345393dc 100644
--- a/user/filters/globalrole.php
+++ b/user/filters/globalrole.php
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ class user_filter_globalrole extends user_filter_type {
     function get_label($data) {
         global $DB;
 
-        $rolename = $DB->get_field('role', 'name', array('id'=>$data['value']));
+        $role = $DB->get_record('role', array('id'=>$data['value']));
+
 
         $a = new stdClass();
         $a->label = $this->_label;
-        $a->value = '"'.format_string($rolename).'"';
+        $a->value = '"'.role_get_name($role).'"';
 
         return get_string('globalrolelabel', 'filters', $a);
     }