diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 0de80e764d..57478a1170 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ function do_meta_boxes( $screen, $context, $object ) {
 						$widget_title = $box[ 'title' ];
 
 						if ( is_array( $box[ 'args' ] ) && isset( $box[ 'args' ][ '__widget_basename' ] ) ) {
-							$widget_title = esc_html( $box[ 'args' ][ '__widget_basename' ] );
+							$widget_title = $box[ 'args' ][ '__widget_basename' ];
 							// Do not pass this parameter to the user callback function.
 							unset( $box[ 'args' ][ '__widget_basename' ] );
 						}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6904b99e13..8f0e133602 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.6-RC1-38224';
+$wp_version = '4.6-RC1-38226';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.