diff --git a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 38c52a79a9..553c2fc7b8 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ function wp_list_categories( $args = '' ) {
 		'style'               => 'list',
 		'taxonomy'            => 'category',
 		'title_li'            => __( 'Categories' ),
-		'use_desc_for_title'  => 1,
+		'use_desc_for_title'  => 0,
 	);
 
 	$parsed_args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php b/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php
index fcf54a333f..d1b3ea9567 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ class Walker_Category extends Walker {
 			 * @param WP_Term $category    Category object.
 			 */
 			$atts['title'] = strip_tags( apply_filters( 'category_description', $category->description, $category ) );
+		} else {
+			$atts['title'] = strip_tags( $category->name );
 		}
 
 		/**