diff --git a/commons/res/values/strings.xml b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
index 1d368bd76..c76dc96e6 100644
--- a/commons/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
     <string name="preference_tracking_summary">Send usage reports to Wikimedia to help us improve the app</string>
     <string name="title_activity_settings">Settings</string>
     <string name="menu_about">About</string>
-    <string name="about_license">Open Source software released under the <a href="https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons/blob/master/COPYING">Apache License v2</a></string>
-    <string name="about_improve">Source on <a href="https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons">GitHub</a>. Bugs at <a href="https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Commons%20App">Bugzilla</a>.</string>
-    <string name="about_privacy_policy"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></string>
+    <string name="about_license">Open Source software released under the &lt;a href="https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons/blob/master/COPYING">Apache License v2&lt;/a></string>
+    <string name="about_improve">Source on &lt;a href="https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons">GitHub&lt;/a>. Bugs at &lt;a href="https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Commons%20App">Bugzilla&lt;/a>.</string>
+    <string name="about_privacy_policy">&lt;a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy">Privacy policy&lt;/a></string>
     <string name="title_activity_about">About</string>
     <string name="menu_feedback">Send Feedback (via Email)</string>
     <string name="provider_categories">Recently used categories</string>
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/AboutActivity.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/AboutActivity.java
index 0c0ef0039..9951e320a 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/AboutActivity.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/AboutActivity.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.wikimedia.commons;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.text.Html;
 import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -23,8 +24,19 @@ public class AboutActivity extends Activity {
 
         versionText.setText(CommonsApplication.APPLICATION_VERSION);
 
+        // We can't use formatted strings directly because it breaks with
+        // our localization tools. Grab an HTML string and turn it into
+        // a formatted string.
+        fixFormatting(licenseText, R.string.about_license);
+        fixFormatting(improveText, R.string.about_improve);
+        fixFormatting(privacyPolicyText, R.string.about_privacy_policy);
+
         licenseText.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
         improveText.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
         privacyPolicyText.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
     }
+
+    private void fixFormatting(TextView textView, int resource) {
+        textView.setText(Html.fromHtml(getResources().getString(resource)));
+    }
 }
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