diff --git a/wp-includes/category-template.php b/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 18d03a526..bf60ad366 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ function the_tags( $before = 'Tags: ', $sep = ', ', $after = '' ) {
$tag_list = $before;
foreach ( $tags as $tag )
- $tag_links[] = '' . $tag->slug . '';
+ $tag_links[] = '' . $tag->name . '';
$tag_links = join( $sep, $tag_links );
$tag_links = apply_filters( 'the_tags', $tag_links );