diff --git a/src/wp-admin/comment.php b/src/wp-admin/comment.php
index 2c5dc9c976..1532e944b7 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/comment.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/comment.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ if ( $comment->comment_approved != '0' ) { // if not unapproved
$parent_link = esc_url( get_comment_link( $parent ) );
$name = get_comment_author( $parent );
printf(
- /* translators: comment link */
+ /* translators: %s: comment link */
' | ' . __( 'In reply to %s.' ),
'' . $name . ''
);
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
index a8ef8ced6a..67109d71d2 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
$parent_link = esc_url( get_comment_link( $parent ) );
$name = get_comment_author( $parent );
printf(
- /* translators: comment link */
+ /* translators: %s: comment link */
' | ' . __( 'In reply to %s.' ),
'' . $name . ''
);