Index: wp-admin/admin-functions.php
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--- wp-admin/admin-functions.php	(revision 4117)
+++ wp-admin/admin-functions.php	(working copy)
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
 	if (isset ($_POST['display_name']))
 		$user->display_name = wp_specialchars(trim($_POST['display_name']));
 	if (isset ($_POST['description']))
-		$user->description = wp_specialchars(trim($_POST['description']));
+		$user->description = trim($_POST['description']);
 	if (isset ($_POST['jabber']))
 		$user->jabber = wp_specialchars(trim($_POST['jabber']));
 	if (isset ($_POST['aim']))