diff --git a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 3b72ff6351ad7..0bae1a3bebe4b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -4820,7 +4820,7 @@ function get_the_privacy_policy_link( $before = '', $after = '' ) {
 		$link = sprintf(
 			'<a class="privacy-policy-link" href="%s" rel="privacy-policy">%s</a>',
 			esc_url( $privacy_policy_url ),
-			esc_html( $page_title )
+			wp_kses_post( $page_title )
 		);
 	}