diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 55fcff8978..d0caecabc7 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( $scripts ) {
 		'userProfileL10n',
 		array(
 			'user_id' => $user_id,
-			'nonce'   => wp_create_nonce( 'reset-password-for-' . $user_id ),
+			'nonce'   => ( wp_installing() && ! is_multisite() ) ? '' : wp_create_nonce( 'reset-password-for-' . $user_id ),
 		)
 	);