diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index cabc8d1bf2..883e42f385 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ function _wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row( &$comment, $show_date = true ) {
$GLOBALS['comment'] =& $comment;
$comment_post_url = get_edit_post_link( $comment->comment_post_ID );
- $comment_post_title = get_the_title( $comment->comment_post_ID );
+ $comment_post_title = strip_tags(get_the_title( $comment->comment_post_ID ));
$comment_post_link = "$comment_post_title";
$comment_link = '';