diff --git a/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php b/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php
index bd3ec1d0b0..e3a1c00fab 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php
@@ -186,9 +186,10 @@ switch ( $step ) {
 	</strong>
 		<?php
 		printf(
-			/* translators: %s: Documentation URL. */
-			__( 'Need more help? <a href="%s">Read the support article on wp-config.php</a>.' ),
-			__( 'https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/' )
+			/* translators: 1: Documentation URL, 2: wp-config.php */
+			__( 'Need more help? <a href="%1$s">Read the support article on %2$s</a>.' ),
+			__( 'https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/' ),
+			'<code>wp-config.php</code>'
 		);
 		?>
 </p>
diff --git a/src/wp-load.php b/src/wp-load.php
index b583f40240..c813cba56e 100644
--- a/src/wp-load.php
+++ b/src/wp-load.php
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' ) ) {
 		'<code>wp-config.php</code>'
 	) . '</p>';
 	$die .= '<p>' . sprintf(
-		/* translators: %s: Documentation URL. */
-		__( "Need more help? <a href='%s'>Read the support article on wp-config.php</a>." ),
-		__( 'https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/' )
+		/* translators: 1: Documentation URL, 2: wp-config.php */
+		__( 'Need more help? <a href="%1$s">Read the support article on %2$s</a>.' ),
+		__( 'https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/' ),
+		'<code>wp-config.php</code>'
 	) . '</p>';
 	$die .= '<p>' . sprintf(
 		/* translators: %s: wp-config.php */