validation->set_message strip the <p> tag

[eluser]Roosevelt![/eluser]
Hello,
In CI Validation class when I use something like:

$this->validation->set_message($rules[$key], "<span style='color: red;'>*</span>");

The error message generates the code like:

Code:

<p><span style='color: red;'>*</span></p>

Is there any way I could strip the <p> tag?