diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 09136ac1654c..000704fee625 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ $.ajaxPrefilter(function (options, originalOptions, jqXHR) {
     }
 });
 
+/**
+ * HTML escaping
+ */
+function escapeHtml(unsafe) {
+    return unsafe
+        .replace(/&/g, "&")
+        .replace(/</g, "&lt;")
+        .replace(/>/g, "&gt;")
+        .replace(/"/g, "&quot;")
+        .replace(/'/g, "&#039;");
+}
+
 /**
  * Hides/shows the default value input field, depending on the default type
  * Ticks the NULL checkbox if NULL is chosen as default value.
@@ -3995,18 +4007,6 @@ function PMA_clearSelection() {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * HTML escaping
- */
-function escapeHtml(unsafe) {
-    return unsafe
-        .replace(/&/g, "&amp;")
-        .replace(/</g, "&lt;")
-        .replace(/>/g, "&gt;")
-        .replace(/"/g, "&quot;")
-        .replace(/'/g, "&#039;");
-}
-
 /**
  * Print button
  */