diff --git a/lib/rsslib.php b/lib/rsslib.php
index 6046e66b225d1..17157bb1f6643 100644
--- a/lib/rsslib.php
+++ b/lib/rsslib.php
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ function rss_standard_header($title = NULL, $link = NULL, $description = NULL) {
             $result .= rss_full_tag('language', 2, false, substr($USER->lang,0,2));
         }
         $today = getdate();
-        $result .= rss_full_tag('copyright', 2, false, '© '. $today['year'] .' '. format_string($site->fullname));
+        $result .= rss_full_tag('copyright', 2, false, '(c) '. $today['year'] .' '. format_string($site->fullname));
         /*
        if (!empty($USER->email)) {
             $result .= rss_full_tag('managingEditor', 2, false, fullname($USER));