diff --git a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
index effc3063a6..8d6830ca5f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -2333,8 +2333,7 @@ function get_the_pagination( $args = array() ) {
 		// Set up paginated links.
 		$links = paginate_links( $args );
 
-		// _navigation_markup() expects string,
-		// paginate_links() can return an array
+		// `navigation_markup()` expects a string, `paginate_links()` can return an array.
 		if ( $links && ! is_array( $links ) ) {
 			$navigation = _navigation_markup( $links, 'pagination' );
 		}