diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post.php b/src/wp-includes/post.php
index b44bf573cc..92d16a6290 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -4897,7 +4897,7 @@ function wp_transition_post_status( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {
 	/**
 	 * Fires when a post is transitioned from one status to another.
 	 *
-	 * The dynamic portions of the hook name, `$new_status` and `$old status`,
+	 * The dynamic portions of the hook name, `$new_status` and `$old_status`,
 	 * refer to the old and new post statuses, respectively.
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.3.0