diff --git a/src/backend/linux/zenity.rs b/src/backend/linux/zenity.rs
index 5d55e6b..7e26c40 100644
--- a/src/backend/linux/zenity.rs
+++ b/src/backend/linux/zenity.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl From<std::string::FromUtf8Error> for ZenityError {
 pub type ZenityResult<T> = Result<T, ZenityError>;
 
 fn command() -> Command {
-    Command::new("zenity")
+    Command::new("zenity").arg("--no-markup")
 }
 
 fn add_filters(command: &mut Command, filters: &[Filter]) {