diff --git a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-product-data-variations.php b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-product-data-variations.php
index 87448d1a38f..5e1c3fedadd 100644
--- a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-product-data-variations.php
+++ b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-product-data-variations.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 						?>
 						<select name="default_attribute_<?php echo esc_attr( sanitize_title( $attribute->get_name() ) ); ?>" data-current="<?php echo esc_attr( $selected_value ); ?>">
 							<?php /* translators: WooCommerce attribute label */ ?>
-							<option value=""><?php esc_html( sprintf( __( 'No default %s&hellip;', 'woocommerce' ), wc_attribute_label( $attribute->get_name() ) ) ); ?></option>
+							<option value=""><?php esc_html_e( sprintf( __( 'No default %s&hellip;', 'woocommerce' ), wc_attribute_label( $attribute->get_name() ) ) ); ?></option>
 							<?php if ( $attribute->is_taxonomy() ) : ?>
 								<?php foreach ( $attribute->get_terms() as $option ) : ?>
 									<option <?php selected( $selected_value, $option->slug ); ?> value="<?php echo esc_attr( $option->slug ); ?>"><?php echo esc_html( apply_filters( 'woocommerce_variation_option_name', $option->name ) ); ?></option>