diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/functions.php b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/functions.php
index df98fef838..74d1d339f5 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/functions.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'twenty_twenty_one_setup' ) ) {
 		register_nav_menus(
 			array(
 				'primary' => esc_html__( 'Primary menu', 'twentytwentyone' ),
-				'footer'  => __( 'Secondary menu', 'twentytwentyone' ),
+				'footer'  => esc_html__( 'Secondary menu', 'twentytwentyone' ),
 			)
 		);