diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 895e3b71da..bd9e6dc961 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ function start_post_rel_link($title = '%title', $in_same_cat = false, $excluded_
  * @return string
  */
 function get_index_rel_link() {
-	$link = "<link rel='index' title='" . esc_attr(get_bloginfo('name')) . "' href='" . get_bloginfo('siteurl') . "' />\n";
+	$link = "<link rel='index' title='" . esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ) ) . "' href='" . esc_url( user_trailingslashit( get_bloginfo( 'url', 'display' ) ) ) . "' />\n";
 	return apply_filters( "index_rel_link", $link );
 }