diff --git a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-order-items.php b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-order-items.php
index 6ed1d957f07..71fc7876006 100644
--- a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-order-items.php
+++ b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-order-items.php
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class WC_Meta_Box_Order_Items {
 
 		foreach ( $meta_keys as $id => $meta_key ) {
 			$meta_value = ( empty( $meta_values[ $id ] ) && ! is_numeric( $meta_values[ $id ] ) ) ? '' : $meta_values[ $id ];
+			$meta_value = stripslashes( $meta_value );
 			$wpdb->update(
 				$wpdb->prefix . "woocommerce_order_itemmeta",
 				array(