diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post-template.php b/src/wp-includes/post-template.php
index dd9e22d920..b882c61fe9 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ function the_meta() {
 			}
 
 			$values = array_map( 'trim', get_post_custom_values( $key ) );
-			$value  = implode( $values, ', ' );
+			$value  = implode( ', ', $values );
 
 			$html = sprintf(
 				"<li><span class='post-meta-key'>%s</span> %s</li>\n",