diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/categories-section/category-section-link.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/categories-section/category-section-link.js
index 1427b50bdf..c76a314caa 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/categories-section/category-section-link.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/categories-section/category-section-link.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export default class CategorySectionLink {
   }
 
   get title() {
-    return this.category.description_text;
+    return this.category.description;
   }
 
   get text() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-user-categories-section-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-user-categories-section-test.js
index 704cf303a3..053df5081d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-user-categories-section-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-user-categories-section-test.js
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ acceptance("Sidebar - Logged on user - Categories Section", function (needs) {
 
     assert.strictEqual(
       query(`.sidebar-section-link[data-category-id="${category.id}"]`).title,
-      category.description_text,
+      category.description,
       "category description without HTML entity is used as the link's title"
     );
   });