diff --git a/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php b/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php
index f09ecdf6f1..2382357d84 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/setup-config.php
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ switch ( $step ) {
 		$tryagain_link = '</p><p class="step"><a href="' . $step_1 . '" onclick="javascript:history.go(-1);return false;" class="button button-large">' . __( 'Try again' ) . '</a>';
 
 		if ( empty( $prefix ) ) {
-			wp_die( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: "Table Prefix" must not be empty.' . $tryagain_link ) );
+			wp_die( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: "Table Prefix" must not be empty.' ) . $tryagain_link );
 		}
 
 		// Validate $prefix: it can only contain letters, numbers and underscores.
 		if ( preg_match( '|[^a-z0-9_]|i', $prefix ) ) {
-			wp_die( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: "Table Prefix" can only contain numbers, letters, and underscores.' . $tryagain_link ) );
+			wp_die( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: "Table Prefix" can only contain numbers, letters, and underscores.' ) . $tryagain_link );
 		}
 
 		// Test the db connection.