diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
index 62ab68f695..1f302cf4a4 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
@@ -978,8 +978,8 @@ function update_core( $from, $to ) {
 	$php_update_message = '';
 
 	if ( function_exists( 'wp_get_update_php_url' ) ) {
-		/* translators: %s: URL to Update PHP page. */
 		$php_update_message = '</p><p>' . sprintf(
+			/* translators: %s: URL to Update PHP page. */
 			__( '<a href="%s">Learn more about updating PHP</a>.' ),
 			esc_url( wp_get_update_php_url() )
 		);
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/install.php b/src/wp-admin/install.php
index 7aea5937a1..5910287139 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/install.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/install.php
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ $version_url = sprintf(
 	sanitize_title( $wp_version )
 );
 
-/* translators: %s: URL to Update PHP page. */
 $php_update_message = '</p><p>' . sprintf(
+	/* translators: %s: URL to Update PHP page. */
 	__( '<a href="%s">Learn more about updating PHP</a>.' ),
 	esc_url( wp_get_update_php_url() )
 );
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/upgrade.php b/src/wp-admin/upgrade.php
index cf3991e897..32eefd73d0 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/upgrade.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/upgrade.php
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ elseif ( ! $php_compat || ! $mysql_compat ) :
 		sanitize_title( $wp_version )
 	);
 
-	/* translators: %s: URL to Update PHP page. */
 	$php_update_message = '</p><p>' . sprintf(
+		/* translators: %s: URL to Update PHP page. */
 		__( '<a href="%s">Learn more about updating PHP</a>.' ),
 		esc_url( wp_get_update_php_url() )
 	);