diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html
index 2e10ec19fd5..d540cf6e796 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 {% for bound_field_set in bound_field_sets %}
    <fieldset class="module aligned {{ bound_field_set.classes }}">
     {% if bound_field_set.name %}<h2>{{ bound_field_set.name }}</h2>{% endif %}
-    {% if bound_field_set.description %}<div class="description">{{ bound_field_set.description }}</div>{% endif %}
+    {% if bound_field_set.description %}<div class="description">{{ bound_field_set.description|safe }}</div>{% endif %}
     {% for bound_field_line in bound_field_set %}
         {% admin_field_line bound_field_line %}
         {% for bound_field in bound_field_line %}