diff --git a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/core/ext/linker/impl/devmode.js b/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/core/ext/linker/impl/devmode.js
index 1b1e354..647fec4 100644
--- a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/core/ext/linker/impl/devmode.js
+++ b/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/core/ext/linker/impl/devmode.js
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@
 }
 
 function simpleEscape(originalString) {
-  return originalString.replace("&","&amp;")
-    .replace("<","&lt;")
-    .replace(">","&gt;")
-    .replace("\'", "&#39;")
-    .replace("\"","&quot;");
+  return originalString.replace(/&/g,"&amp;")
+    .replace(/</g,"&lt;")
+    .replace(/>/g,"&gt;")
+    .replace(/\'/g, "&#39;")
+    .replace(/\"/g,"&quot;");
 }
 
 function tryConnectingToPlugin(sessionId, url) {
diff --git a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/core/ext/linker/impl/hosted.html b/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/core/ext/linker/impl/hosted.html
index 267fdf7..48b87f3 100644
--- a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/core/ext/linker/impl/hosted.html
+++ b/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/core/ext/linker/impl/hosted.html
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@
 }
 
 function simpleEscape(originalString) {
-  return originalString.replace("&","&amp;")
-    .replace("<","&lt;")
-    .replace(">","&gt;")
-    .replace("\'", "&#39;")
-    .replace("\"","&quot;");
+  return originalString.replace(/&/g,"&amp;")
+    .replace(/</g,"&lt;")
+    .replace(/>/g,"&gt;")
+    .replace(/\'/g, "&#39;")
+    .replace(/\"/g,"&quot;");
 }
 
 window.onunload = function() {