diff --git a/src/View/Helper/FormatHelper.php b/src/View/Helper/FormatHelper.php
index 43b715f6..a3557a40 100644
--- a/src/View/Helper/FormatHelper.php
+++ b/src/View/Helper/FormatHelper.php
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public function neighbors(array $neighbors, string $field, array $options = []):
 			}
 
 			$ret .= $this->Html->link(
-				$this->Icon->render('prev') . ' ' . __d('tools', 'prev' . $name),
+				(string)$this->Icon->render('prev') . ' ' . __d('tools', 'prev' . $name),
 				$url,
 				['escape' => false, 'title' => $neighbors['prev'][$titleField]],
 			);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public function neighbors(array $neighbors, string $field, array $options = []):
 			}
 
 			$ret .= $this->Html->link(
-				$this->Icon->render('next') . ' ' . __d('tools', 'next' . $name),
+				(string)$this->Icon->render('next') . ' ' . __d('tools', 'next' . $name),
 				$url,
 				['escape' => false, 'title' => $neighbors['next'][$titleField]],
 			);