diff --git a/src/Paragraph.cpp b/src/Paragraph.cpp
index 3f1f814b47..063bf324de 100644
--- a/src/Paragraph.cpp
+++ b/src/Paragraph.cpp
@@ -3649,7 +3649,7 @@ std::tuple<std::vector<docstring>, std::vector<docstring>, std::vector<docstring
 					delayedChars.emplace_back(1, c);
 				}
 			} else { // No need to delay the character.
-				if (c == '\'')
+				if (c == '\'' && !ignore_fonts)
 					*xs << XMLStream::ESCAPE_NONE << "&#8217;";
 				else
 					*xs << c;