diff --git a/cmd/protoc-gen-go-http/template.go b/cmd/protoc-gen-go-http/template.go
index 6a5e0849a..add156dd7 100644
--- a/cmd/protoc-gen-go-http/template.go
+++ b/cmd/protoc-gen-go-http/template.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"html/template"
 	"strings"
+	"text/template"
 )
 
 var httpTemplate = `