diff --git a/phpBB/login.php b/phpBB/login.php
index 06b3d95921..f7a472ac9e 100644
--- a/phpBB/login.php
+++ b/phpBB/login.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ if( isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['login']) || isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['login']) || isset($
 						"META" => '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3;url=' . append_sid("login.$phpEx?$redirect") . '">')
 					);
 
-					$message = $lang['Error_login'] . "<br /><br />" . sprintf($lang['Click_return_login'], "<a href=\"" . append_sid("login.$phpEx?$redirect") . "\">", "</a> ") . "<br /><br />" .  sprintf($lang['Click_return_index'], "<a href=\"" . append_sid("index.$phpEx") . "\">", "</a> ");
+					$message = $lang['Error_login'] . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($lang['Click_return_login'], '<a href="' . append_sid("login.$phpEx?$redirect") . '">', '</a>') . '<br /><br />' .  sprintf($lang['Click_return_index'], '<a href="' . append_sid("index.$phpEx") . '">', '</a>');
 
 					message_die(GENERAL_MESSAGE, $message);
 				}
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ if( isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['login']) || isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['login']) || isset($
 				"META" => '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3;url=' . append_sid("login.$phpEx?$redirect") . '">')
 			);
 
-			$message = $lang['Error_login'] . "<br /><br />" . sprintf($lang['Click_return_login'], "<a href=\"" . append_sid("login.$phpEx?$redirect") . "\">", "</a> ") . "<br /><br />" .  sprintf($lang['Click_return_index'], "<a href=\"" . append_sid("index.$phpEx") . "\">", "</a> ");
+			$message = $lang['Error_login'] . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($lang['Click_return_login'], '<a href="' . append_sid("login.$phpEx?$redirect") . '">', '</a>') . '<br /><br />' .  sprintf($lang['Click_return_index'], '<a href="' . append_sid("index.$phpEx") . '">', '</a>');
 
 			message_die(GENERAL_MESSAGE, $message);
 		}