diff --git a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
index 4cd758ee..da4906c0 100644
--- a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
+++ b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@
 
   <jsl:template match="item" trim="false">
     <x:set var="item" select="."/>
-    <j:set var="_name"><x:expr select="@name"/></j:set>
-    <j:set var="_link"><x:expr select="@href"/></j:set>
-    <j:set var="_img"><x:expr select="@img"/></j:set>
+    <x:set var="_name" select="string(@name)"/>
+    <x:set var="_link" select="string(@href)"/>
+    <x:set var="_img" select="string(@img)"/>
 
     <div>
       <small>