diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/firewall_nat_1to1_edit.php b/src/usr/local/www/firewall_nat_1to1_edit.php
index e27d433d84..d16f4cece1 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/firewall_nat_1to1_edit.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/firewall_nat_1to1_edit.php
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ if ($_POST['save']) {
 	 *	cannot think he is slick and perform a XSS attack on the unwilling
 	 */
 	foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
+		if ($key == 'descr') {
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		$temp = str_replace(">", "", $value);
 		$newpost = htmlentities($temp);
 
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/firewall_nat_out_edit.php b/src/usr/local/www/firewall_nat_out_edit.php
index 92f90608b9..9858391daa 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/firewall_nat_out_edit.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/firewall_nat_out_edit.php
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ if ($_POST['save']) {
 	 *  cannot think he is slick and perform a XSS attack on the unwilling
 	 */
 	foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
+		if ($key == 'descr') {
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		$temp = str_replace(">", "", $value);
 		$newpost = htmlentities($temp);
 		if ($newpost <> $temp) {