diff --git a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php
index f32aa9bbb0..3986876889 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Archives extends WP_Widget {
 		if ( $dropdown ) {
 			$dropdown_id = "{$this->id_base}-dropdown-{$this->number}";
 			?>
-		<label class="screen-reader-text" for="<?php echo esc_attr( $dropdown_id ); ?>"><?php echo $title; ?></label>
+		<label class="screen-reader-text" for="<?php echo esc_attr( $dropdown_id ); ?>"><?php echo esc_html( $title ); ?></label>
 		<select id="<?php echo esc_attr( $dropdown_id ); ?>" name="archive-dropdown">
 			<?php
 			/**