diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post.php b/src/wp-includes/post.php
index 74a500525a..fce021ffba 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ function create_initial_post_types() {
register_post_status(
'pending',
array(
- 'label' => _x( 'Pending', 'post status' ),
- 'protected' => true,
- '_builtin' => true, /* internal use only. */
+ 'label' => _x( 'Pending', 'post status' ),
+ 'protected' => true,
+ '_builtin' => true, /* internal use only. */
/* translators: %s: Number of pending posts. */
- 'label_count' => _n_noop(
+ 'label_count' => _n_noop(
'Pending (%s)',
'Pending (%s)'
),