diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index f5adeb0c3d..20d1361618 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -970,8 +970,8 @@ function request_filesystem_credentials($form_post, $type = '', $error = false,
 	if ( $error ) {
 		$error_string = __('<strong>Error:</strong> There was an error connecting to the server, Please verify the settings are correct.');
 		if ( is_wp_error($error) )
-			$error_string = $error->get_error_message();
-		echo '<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . esc_html( $error_string ) . '</p></div>';
+			$error_string = esc_html( $error->get_error_message() );
+		echo '<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . $error_string . '</p></div>';
 	}
 
 	$types = array();