diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/HierarchicalFacetHelper.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/HierarchicalFacetHelper.php
index e96db284ad51c947a35fb7830dee990b560b46e7..7b62c2b269cc57174fa7f362c770f8d0168e304f 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/HierarchicalFacetHelper.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/HierarchicalFacetHelper.php
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ class HierarchicalFacetHelper
         $displayText = $item['displayText'];
         if ($displayText == $item['value']) {
             // Only show the current level part
-            $displayText = $this->formatDisplayText($displayText);
+            $displayText = $this->formatDisplayText($displayText)
+                ->getDisplayString();
         }
 
         list($level, $value) = explode('/', $item['value'], 2);