diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
index bf31468a6b..887cf56f00 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ class WP_Terms_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 	}
 
 	function single_row( $tag, $level = 0 ) {
+		global $taxonomy;
+ 		$tag = sanitize_term( $tag, $taxonomy );
+
 		static $row_class = '';
 		$row_class = ( $row_class == '' ? ' class="alternate"' : '' );