diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index ef485974cb..649797306e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ function is_term($term, $taxonomy = '', $parent = 0) {
 			return $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( $select . $where, $term ) );
 	}
 
-    $term = trim( $term );
+	$term = trim( stripslashes( $term ) );
     
 	if ( '' === $slug = sanitize_title($term) )
 		return 0;