diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php
index 30e8c2c63914b..055f6cf670fb7 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ protected function render_content() {
 				<select id="<?php echo esc_attr( $input_id ); ?>" <?php echo $describedby_attr; ?> <?php $this->link(); ?>>
 					<?php
 					foreach ( $this->choices as $value => $label ) {
-						echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $value ) . '"' . selected( $this->value(), $value, false ) . '>' . $label . '</option>';
+						echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $value ) . '"' . selected( $this->value(), $value, false ) . '>' . esc_html( $label ) . '</option>';
 					}
 					?>
 				</select>
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-location-control.php b/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-location-control.php
index 4877ada9e16b7..b0340b1eeed4f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-location-control.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-location-control.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public function render_content() {
 			<select <?php $this->link(); ?>>
 				<?php
 				foreach ( $this->choices as $value => $label ) :
-					echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $value ) . '"' . selected( $this->value(), $value, false ) . '>' . $label . '</option>';
+					echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $value ) . '"' . selected( $this->value(), $value, false ) . '>' . esc_html( $label ) . '</option>';
 				endforeach;
 				?>
 			</select>