diff --git a/resources/skins.minerva.editor/init.js b/resources/skins.minerva.editor/init.js
index 7632bcdaa..7d4fb5f89 100644
--- a/resources/skins.minerva.editor/init.js
+++ b/resources/skins.minerva.editor/init.js
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@
 					popup.show(
 						mw.msg(
 							'mobile-frontend-editor-blocked-info-loggedin',
-							blockInfo.blockReason,
+							// Strip any html in the blockReason.
+							$( '<div />' ).html( blockInfo.blockReason ).text(),
 							blockInfo.blockedBy
 						),
 						{