diff --git a/modules/user.module b/modules/user.module
index 417aadd065e..5f7a4377f54 100644
--- a/modules/user.module
+++ b/modules/user.module
@@ -680,11 +680,11 @@ function user_login($edit = array(), $msg = "") {
   $output .= form_password(t("Password"), "pass", $pass, 30, 64, t("Enter the password that accompanies your username."));
   $output .= form_checkbox(t("Remember me"), "remember_me", 1, 0, 0);
   $output .= form_submit(t("Log in"));
-  $output .= "<p>&raquo; ". l(t("Request new password"), "user/password"). "<br />";
+  $items[] = l(t("Request new password"), "user/password");
   if (variable_get("user_register", 1)) {
-    $output .= "&raquo; ". l(t("Create new account"), "user/register");
+    $items[] = l(t("Create new account"), "user/register");
   }
-  $output .= "</p>";
+  $output .= theme("theme_item_list", $items);
 
   return form($output, "post", url("user"));
 }
@@ -772,11 +772,11 @@ function user_pass($edit = array()) {
     $output .= form_textfield(t("Username"), "name", $edit["name"], 30, 64);
     $output .= form_textfield(t("E-mail address"), "mail", $edit["mail"], 30, 64);
     $output .= form_submit(t("E-mail new password"));
-    $output .= "<p>&raquo; ". l(t("Log in"), "user/login") ."<br />";
+    $items[] = l(t("Log in"), "user/login");
     if (variable_get("user_register", 1)) {
-      $output .= "&raquo; ". l(t("Create new account"), "user/register");
+      $items[] = l(t("Create new account"), "user/register");
     }
-    $output .= "</p>";
+    $output .= theme("theme_item_list", $items);
 
     return form($output, "post", url("user"));
   }
@@ -904,8 +904,9 @@ function user_register($edit = array()) {
     }
   }
   $output .= form_submit(t("Create new account"));
-  $output .= "<p>&raquo; ". l(t("E-mail new password"), "user/password"). "<br />";
-  $output .= "&raquo; ". l(t("Log in"), "user/login") ."</p>";
+  $items[] = l(t("E-mail new password"), "user/password");
+  $items[] = l(t("Log in"), "user/login");
+  $output .= theme("theme_item_list", $items);
 
   return form($output);
 }
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 417aadd065e..5f7a4377f54 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -680,11 +680,11 @@ function user_login($edit = array(), $msg = "") {
   $output .= form_password(t("Password"), "pass", $pass, 30, 64, t("Enter the password that accompanies your username."));
   $output .= form_checkbox(t("Remember me"), "remember_me", 1, 0, 0);
   $output .= form_submit(t("Log in"));
-  $output .= "<p>&raquo; ". l(t("Request new password"), "user/password"). "<br />";
+  $items[] = l(t("Request new password"), "user/password");
   if (variable_get("user_register", 1)) {
-    $output .= "&raquo; ". l(t("Create new account"), "user/register");
+    $items[] = l(t("Create new account"), "user/register");
   }
-  $output .= "</p>";
+  $output .= theme("theme_item_list", $items);
 
   return form($output, "post", url("user"));
 }
@@ -772,11 +772,11 @@ function user_pass($edit = array()) {
     $output .= form_textfield(t("Username"), "name", $edit["name"], 30, 64);
     $output .= form_textfield(t("E-mail address"), "mail", $edit["mail"], 30, 64);
     $output .= form_submit(t("E-mail new password"));
-    $output .= "<p>&raquo; ". l(t("Log in"), "user/login") ."<br />";
+    $items[] = l(t("Log in"), "user/login");
     if (variable_get("user_register", 1)) {
-      $output .= "&raquo; ". l(t("Create new account"), "user/register");
+      $items[] = l(t("Create new account"), "user/register");
     }
-    $output .= "</p>";
+    $output .= theme("theme_item_list", $items);
 
     return form($output, "post", url("user"));
   }
@@ -904,8 +904,9 @@ function user_register($edit = array()) {
     }
   }
   $output .= form_submit(t("Create new account"));
-  $output .= "<p>&raquo; ". l(t("E-mail new password"), "user/password"). "<br />";
-  $output .= "&raquo; ". l(t("Log in"), "user/login") ."</p>";
+  $items[] = l(t("E-mail new password"), "user/password");
+  $items[] = l(t("Log in"), "user/login");
+  $output .= theme("theme_item_list", $items);
 
   return form($output);
 }