diff --git a/include/functions_metadata.inc.php b/include/functions_metadata.inc.php
index 668ab7740..6fb3bfaa1 100644
--- a/include/functions_metadata.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_metadata.inc.php
@@ -183,11 +183,6 @@ function get_exif_data($filename, $map)
 
   if (!$conf['allow_html_in_metadata'])
   {
-    function strip_html_in_metadata(&$v, $k)
-    {
-      $v = strip_tags($v);
-    }
-
     foreach ($result as $key => $value)
     {
       // in case the origin of the photo is unsecure (user upload), we remove
@@ -206,6 +201,10 @@ function get_exif_data($filename, $map)
   return $result;
 }
 
+function strip_html_in_metadata(&$v, $k)
+{
+  $v = strip_tags($v);
+}
 
 /**
  * Converts EXIF GPS format to a float value.