diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php
index b5d6a04a8d..409d61d43c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php
@@ -406,9 +406,11 @@ class WP_REST_Attachments_Controller extends WP_REST_Posts_Controller {
 
 		if ( in_array( 'caption', $fields, true ) ) {
 			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
-			$caption         = apply_filters( 'get_the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt, $post );
+			$caption = apply_filters( 'get_the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt, $post );
+
 			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
-			$caption         = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $caption );
+			$caption = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $caption );
+
 			$data['caption'] = array(
 				'raw'      => $post->post_excerpt,
 				'rendered' => $caption,
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
index 428a5ff31b..a0d3fe805d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
@@ -1558,9 +1558,11 @@ class WP_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 
 		if ( rest_is_field_included( 'excerpt', $fields ) ) {
 			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
-			$excerpt         = apply_filters( 'get_the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt, $post );
+			$excerpt = apply_filters( 'get_the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt, $post );
+
 			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/post-template.php */
-			$excerpt         = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $excerpt );
+			$excerpt = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $excerpt );
+
 			$data['excerpt'] = array(
 				'raw'       => $post->post_excerpt,
 				'rendered'  => post_password_required( $post ) ? '' : $excerpt,