diff --git a/wp-includes/post-template.php b/wp-includes/post-template.php
index 7a22c3ed4c..efdc0383a1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function get_the_content($more_link_text = '(more...)', $stripteaser = 0, $more_
 	$output .= $teaser;
 	if ( count($content) > 1 ) {
 		if ( $more ) {
-			$output .= '<a id="more-'.$id.'"></a>'.$content[1];
+			$output .= '<span id="more-'.$id.'"></span>'.$content[1];
 		} else {
 			$output = balanceTags($output);
 			if ( ! empty($more_link_text) )