diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/export.php b/wp-admin/includes/export.php
index c66b7f3630..ae08c3c17d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/export.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/export.php
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ function export_wp( $args = array() ) {
 		<link><?php the_permalink_rss() ?></link>
 		<pubDate><?php echo mysql2date( 'D, d M Y H:i:s +0000', get_post_time( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', true ), false ); ?></pubDate>
 		<dc:creator><?php echo get_the_author_meta( 'login' ); ?></dc:creator>
-		<guid isPermaLink="false"><?php esc_url( the_guid() ); ?></guid>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false"><?php the_guid(); ?></guid>
 		<description></description>
 		<content:encoded><?php echo wxr_cdata( apply_filters( 'the_content_export', $post->post_content ) ); ?></content:encoded>
 		<excerpt:encoded><?php echo wxr_cdata( apply_filters( 'the_excerpt_export', $post->post_excerpt ) ); ?></excerpt:encoded>