diff --git a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
index 9b7e91681f..f3badba605 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function remove_accents($string) {
 
 function sanitize_title($title, $fallback_title = '') {
     $title = apply_filters('sanitize_title', $title);
-
+    $title = strip_tags($title);
     if (empty($title)) {
         $title = $fallback_title;
     }