diff --git a/js/reveal.js b/js/reveal.js
index e5576ed..65ac29f 100644
--- a/js/reveal.js
+++ b/js/reveal.js
@@ -3216,7 +3216,7 @@
 						element.classList.remove( 'current-fragment' );
 
 						// Announce the fragments one by one to the Screen Reader
-						dom.statusDiv.innerHTML = element.textContent;
+						dom.statusDiv.textContent = element.textContent;
 
 						if( i === index ) {
 							element.classList.add( 'current-fragment' );