diff --git a/wp-login.php b/wp-login.php
index 120a181fb..5eae7a300 100644
--- a/wp-login.php
+++ b/wp-login.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ function retrieve_password() {
 	$message .= sprintf(__('Username: %s'), $user_login) . "\r\n\r\n";
 	$message .= __('If this was a mistake, just ignore this email and nothing will happen.') . "\r\n\r\n";
 	$message .= __('To reset your password, visit the following address:') . "\r\n\r\n";
-	$message .= network_site_url("wp-login.php?action=rp&key=$key&login=" . rawurlencode($user_login), 'login') . "\r\n";
+	$message .= '<' . network_site_url("wp-login.php?action=rp&key=$key&login=" . rawurlencode($user_login), 'login') . ">\r\n";
 
 	if ( is_multisite() )
 		$blogname = $GLOBALS['current_site']->site_name;