diff --git a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
index b18f1619a9..f796c24e43 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var list; var extra;
 jQuery(function($) {
 
 var dimAfter = function( r, settings ) {
-	$('.comment-count').each( function() {
+	$('.comment-count span').each( function() {
 		var a = $(this);
 		var n = parseInt(a.html(),10) + ( $('#' + settings.element).is('.' + settings.dimClass) ? 1 : -1 );
 		a.html( n.toString() );
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var dimAfter = function( r, settings ) {
 }
 
 var delAfter = function( r, settings ) {
-	$('.comment-count').each( function() {
+	$('.comment-count span').each( function() {
 		var a = $(this);
 		if ( a.parent('.current').size() || $('#' + settings.element).is('.unapproved') && parseInt(a.html(),10) > 0 ) {
 			var n = parseInt(a.html(),10) - 1;
diff --git a/wp-admin/menu.php b/wp-admin/menu.php
index eba0d19e02..6dcf5c6cbd 100644
--- a/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $submenu['post-new.php'][15] = array(__('Link'), 'manage_links', 'link-add.php')
 
 $submenu['edit-comments.php'][5] = array(__('Comments'), 'edit_posts', 'edit-comments.php');
 $awaiting_mod = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_approved = '0'");
-$submenu['edit-comments.php'][25] = array(sprintf(__("Awaiting Moderation (%s)"), "<span id='awaitmod' class='comment-count'>$awaiting_mod</span>"), 'edit_posts', 'moderation.php');
+$submenu['edit-comments.php'][25] = array(sprintf(__("Awaiting Moderation (%s)"), "<span id='awaitmod' class='comment-count'><span>$awaiting_mod</span></span>"), 'edit_posts', 'moderation.php');
 
 
 $submenu['edit.php'][5] = array(__('Posts'), 'edit_posts', 'edit.php');