diff --git a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
index 3828c6a..4649a89 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -3302,7 +3302,7 @@ function sanitize_option($option, $value) {
 
 		case 'blogdescription':
 		case 'blogname':
-			$value = wp_kses_post( $value );
+			$value = htmlentities2( $value );
 			$value = esc_html( $value );
 			break;