diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index cabc8d1bf..883e42f38 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ function _wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row( &$comment, $show_date = true ) {
 	$GLOBALS['comment'] =& $comment;
 
 	$comment_post_url = get_edit_post_link( $comment->comment_post_ID );
-	$comment_post_title = get_the_title( $comment->comment_post_ID );
+	$comment_post_title = strip_tags(get_the_title( $comment->comment_post_ID ));
 	$comment_post_link = "<a href='$comment_post_url'>$comment_post_title</a>";
 	$comment_link = '<a class="comment-link" href="' . get_comment_link() . '">#</a>';