diff --git a/lib/web/jquery/jquery.metadata.js b/lib/web/jquery/jquery.metadata.js
index f030b8e0b0fec..9949fe7d80997 100644
--- a/lib/web/jquery/jquery.metadata.js
+++ b/lib/web/jquery/jquery.metadata.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
                         if( !elem.getElementsByTagName ) return;
                         var e = elem.getElementsByTagName(settings.name);
                         if ( e.length )
-                            data = $.trim(e[0].innerHTML);
+                            data = $.trim(e[0].innerText);
                     } else if ( elem.getAttribute != undefined ) {
                         var attr = elem.getAttribute( settings.name );
                         if ( attr )
@@ -161,4 +161,4 @@
         return $.metadata.get( this[0], opts );
     };
 
-}));
\ No newline at end of file
+}));