diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/collaborationresourceshandler.js b/apps/files_sharing/src/collaborationresourceshandler.js
index ef7b271f78..8a668b3ce9 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/collaborationresourceshandler.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/collaborationresourceshandler.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ window.OCP.Collaboration.registerType('file', {
 			}, false);
 		});
 	},
-	/** used in "Link to a {typeString}" */
-	typeString: t('files_sharing', 'file'),
+	typeString: t('files_sharing', 'Link to a file'),
 	typeIconClass: 'icon-files-dark'
 });
diff --git a/core/src/OCP/collaboration.js b/core/src/OCP/collaboration.js
index 394e1d3451..efc495b8bf 100644
--- a/core/src/OCP/collaboration.js
+++ b/core/src/OCP/collaboration.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default {
 		return types[type].typeIconClass || '';
 	},
 	getLabel(type) {
-		return t('core', 'Link to a {label}', { label: types[type].typeString || type }, 1)
+		return escapeHTML(types[type].typeString || type)
 	},
 	getLink(type, id) {
 		/* TODO: Allow action to be executed instead of href as well */