diff --git a/panels/background/background.ui b/panels/background/background.ui
index 464bfa1..f06ce8d 100644
--- a/panels/background/background.ui
+++ b/panels/background/background.ui
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@
               <object class="GtkLabel" id="background-label">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                <property name="label">&lt;b&gt;Current background&lt;/b&gt;</property>
-                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                <property name="label">Current background</property>
+                <attributes>
+                  <attribute name="weight" value="bold"/>
+                </attributes>
               </object>
               <packing>
                 <property name="position">0</property>
