diff --git a/django/views/registration/passwords.py b/django/views/registration/passwords.py
index 09d3037560..0dde5f7b6d 100644
--- a/django/views/registration/passwords.py
+++ b/django/views/registration/passwords.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class PasswordResetForm(formfields.Manipulator):
             'site_name': site_name,
             'user': self.user_cache,
         }
-        send_mail('Password reset on %s' % site_name, t.render(c), None, [self.user_cache.email])
+        send_mail('Password reset on %s' % site_name, t.render(Context(c)), None, [self.user_cache.email])
 
 class PasswordChangeForm(formfields.Manipulator):
     "A form that lets a user change his password."