Index: wp-includes/functions.php
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--- wp-includes/functions.php	(revision 20950)
+++ wp-includes/functions.php	(working copy)
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@
  */
 function wp_nonce_url( $actionurl, $action = -1 ) {
 	$actionurl = str_replace( '&', '&', $actionurl );
-	return esc_html( add_query_arg( '_wpnonce', wp_create_nonce( $action ), $actionurl ) );
+	return esc_url( add_query_arg( '_wpnonce', wp_create_nonce( $action ), $actionurl ) );
 }
 
 /**