diff --git a/wp-comments-post.php b/wp-comments-post.php
index c059012cc2..194e00f544 100644
--- a/wp-comments-post.php
+++ b/wp-comments-post.php
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@ do_action('set_comment_cookies', $comment, $user);
 $location = empty($_POST['redirect_to']) ? get_comment_link($comment_id) : $_POST['redirect_to'] . '#comment-' . $comment_id;
 $location = apply_filters('comment_post_redirect', $location, $comment);
 
-wp_redirect($location);
+wp_safe_redirect( $location );
 exit;