diff --git a/src/wp-admin/user-edit.php b/src/wp-admin/user-edit.php
index 55ed2749f6447..3f74baa856f57 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/user-edit.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/user-edit.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 $action          = ! empty( $_REQUEST['action'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_REQUEST['action'] ) : '';
 $user_id         = ! empty( $_REQUEST['user_id'] ) ? absint( $_REQUEST['user_id'] ) : 0;
-$wp_http_referer = ! empty( $_REQUEST['wp_http_referer'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_REQUEST['wp_http_referer'] ) : '';
+$wp_http_referer = ! empty( $_REQUEST['wp_http_referer'] ) ? sanitize_url( $_REQUEST['wp_http_referer'] ) : '';
 
 $current_user = wp_get_current_user();