diff --git a/src/wp-admin/admin-header.php b/src/wp-admin/admin-header.php
index 3306c9125b129..72e31f6cc2a33 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/admin-header.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/admin-header.php
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@
 }
 
 get_admin_page_title();
-$title = strip_tags( $title );
+
+if ( ! is_null( $title ) ) {
+	$title = wp_strip_all_tags( $title ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited
+}
 
 if ( is_network_admin() ) {
 	/* translators: Network admin screen title. %s: Network title. */