diff --git a/templates/cart/cart.php b/templates/cart/cart.php
index 9840fbf9d41..8a9c11f6139 100644
--- a/templates/cart/cart.php
+++ b/templates/cart/cart.php
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ do_action( 'woocommerce_before_cart' ); ?>
 						$thumbnail = apply_filters( 'woocommerce_cart_item_thumbnail', $_product->get_image(), $cart_item, $cart_item_key );
 
 						if ( ! $product_permalink ) {
-							echo wp_kses_post( $thumbnail );
+							echo $thumbnail; // PHPCS: XSS ok.
 						} else {
-							printf( '<a href="%s">%s</a>', esc_url( $product_permalink ), wp_kses_post( $thumbnail ) );
+							printf( '<a href="%s">%s</a>', esc_url( $product_permalink ), $thumbnail ); // PHPCS: XSS ok.
 						}
 						?>
 						</td>