diff --git a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
index 75599204bf..0c2fed624f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ function noindex() {
  * @since 3.3.0
  */
 function wp_no_robots() {
-	echo "<meta name='robots' content='noindex,nofollow' />\n";
+	echo "<meta name='robots' content='noindex,follow' />\n";
 }
 
 /**