diff --git a/src/wp-admin/network/site-new.php b/src/wp-admin/network/site-new.php
index 82421d6910..8da0bd69a5 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/network/site-new.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/network/site-new.php
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ if ( isset($_REQUEST['action']) && 'add-site' == $_REQUEST['action'] ) {
 		$subdirectory_reserved_names = get_subdirectory_reserved_names();
 
 		if ( in_array( $domain, $subdirectory_reserved_names ) ) {
-			wp_die( sprintf( __( 'The following words are reserved for use by WordPress functions and cannot be used as blog names: <code>%s</code>' ), implode( '</code>, <code>', $subdirectory_reserved_names ) ) );
+			wp_die(
+				/* translators: %s: reserved names list */
+				sprintf( __( 'The following words are reserved for use by WordPress functions and cannot be used as blog names: %s' ),
+					'<code>' . implode( '</code>, <code>', $subdirectory_reserved_names ) . '</code>'
+				)
+			);
 		}
 	}