diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/default.ctp b/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/default.ctp
index 3080c523a..820340ed4 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/default.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/default.ctp
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ if (!empty($params['class'])) {
     $class .= ' ' . $params['class'];
 }
 ?>
-<div id="<?= $key ?>Message" class="<?= h($class) ?>"><?= h($message) ?></div>
+<div id="<?php echo h($key) ?>Message" class="<?php echo h($class) ?>"><?php echo h($message) ?></div>
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/error.ctp b/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/error.ctp
index 376456988..278321458 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/error.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/error.ctp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<div id="<?= $key ?>Message" class="message error"><?= h($message) ?></div>
+<div id="<?php echo h($key) ?>Message" class="message error"><?php echo h($message) ?></div>
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/success.ctp b/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/success.ctp
index 13932bd70..dd2f8e528 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/success.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Elements/Flash/success.ctp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<div id="<?= $key ?>Message" class="message success"><?= h($message) ?></div>
+<div id="<?php echo h($key) ?>Message" class="message success"><?php echo h($message) ?></div>