diff --git a/core/includes/theme.inc b/core/includes/theme.inc
index cb91af1..d2ee056 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -1726,9 +1726,7 @@ function _field_multiple_value_form_sort_helper($a, $b) {
 function template_preprocess_html_tag(&$variables) {
   $element = $variables['element'];
 
-  // An HTML tag should not contain any special characters. Escape them to
-  // ensure this cannot be abused.
-  $variables['tag'] = Html::escape($element['#tag']);
+  $variables['tag'] = $element['#tag'];
   $variables['attributes'] = $element['#attributes'];
   $variables['children'] = (isset($element['#children'])) ? $element['#children'] : '';
   $variables['value'] = (isset($element['#value'])) ? $element['#value'] : '';