diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index 33eca44a83..e3b3e675a9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		}
 
 		if ( ! is_post_type_hierarchical( $this->screen->post_type ) && 'excerpt' === $mode && current_user_can( 'read_post', $post->ID ) ) {
-			the_excerpt();
+			echo esc_html( get_the_excerpt() );
 		}
 
 		get_inline_data( $post );