diff --git a/src/wp-includes/compat.php b/src/wp-includes/compat.php
index d51b37cfbf..696642f8d2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/compat.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/compat.php
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'str_ends_with' ) ) {
 
 		$len = strlen( $needle );
 
-		return $needle === substr( $haystack, -$len, $len );
+		return substr( $haystack, -$len, $len ) === $needle;
 	}
 }