diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/StringTranslation/TranslationManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/StringTranslation/TranslationManager.php
index c653dad..733c788 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/StringTranslation/TranslationManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/StringTranslation/TranslationManager.php
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public function getStringTranslation($langcode, $string, $context) {
   public function translate($string, array $args = array(), array $options = array()) {
     $string = $this->doTranslate($string, $options);
     if (empty($args)) {
-      return SafeMarkup::set($string);
+      return SafeMarkup::escape($string);
     }
     else {
       return SafeMarkup::format($string, $args);