diff --git a/wp-includes/vars.php b/wp-includes/vars.php
index cb9426e889..eacbc84935 100644
--- a/wp-includes/vars.php
+++ b/wp-includes/vars.php
@@ -191,4 +191,6 @@ add_filter('single_post_title', 'wptexturize');
 add_filter('the_title', 'wptexturize');
 add_filter('the_content', 'wptexturize');
 add_filter('the_excerpt', 'wptexturize');
-?>
+add_filter('bloginfo', 'wptexturize');
+
+?>
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