diff --git a/layouts/_default/rss.xml b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
index 17d13dff..0c80cbbe 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <lastBuildDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</lastBuildDate>
     {{ end }}
     {{ with .OutputFormats.Get "RSS" }}
-    {{ printf "<atom:link href=%q rel=\"self\" type=%q/>" .Permalink .MediaType | safeHTML }}
+    {{ printf `<atom:link href="%s" rel="self" type="%s"/>` .Permalink .MediaType | safeHTML }}
     {{ end }}
     {{ range $pages }}
     <item>