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diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index d39f313a4..d00b14b86 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -396,10 +396,14 @@ def _htmlentity_transform(entity):
             numstr = '0%s' % numstr
         else:
             base = 10
-        return compat_chr(int(numstr, base))
+        # See https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/7518
+        try:
+            return compat_chr(int(numstr, base))
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
 
     # Unknown entity in name, return its literal representation
-    return ('&%s;' % entity)
+    return '&%s;' % entity
 
 
 def unescapeHTML(s):