diff --git a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-flamingo/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources/src/main/resources/flamingo/export_modal.vm b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-flamingo/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources/src/main/resources/flamingo/export_modal.vm
index dbc11ac74cab..8bfef24a1f00 100644
--- a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-flamingo/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources/src/main/resources/flamingo/export_modal.vm
+++ b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-flamingo/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources/src/main/resources/flamingo/export_modal.vm
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
     <div class="modal-dialog">
       <div class="modal-content">
         <div class="modal-header">
-          <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
+          <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">
+            $services.icon.renderHTML('cross')
+          </button>
           <div class="modal-title" id="exportModalLabel">
             $services.icon.renderHTML('download')
             $escapetool.xml($services.localization.render('core.menu.export'))
diff --git a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-web/xwiki-platform-web-templates/src/main/resources/templates/locationPicker_macros.vm b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-web/xwiki-platform-web-templates/src/main/resources/templates/locationPicker_macros.vm
index eb3473b81b36..8373306f5a04 100644
--- a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-web/xwiki-platform-web-templates/src/main/resources/templates/locationPicker_macros.vm
+++ b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-web/xwiki-platform-web-templates/src/main/resources/templates/locationPicker_macros.vm
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
       <div class="modal-content">
         <div class="modal-header">
           <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" title="Close">
-            $escapetool.javascript($services.icon.renderHTML('cross'))
+            $services.icon.renderHTML('cross')
           </button>
           <div class="modal-title">$services.localization.render('core.documentPicker.title')</div>
         </div>