diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index 18d3e7a553..4254abfd01 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -869,7 +869,13 @@ function get_comments_number_text( $zero = false, $one = false, $more = false )
 	$number = get_comments_number();
 
 	if ( $number > 1 ) {
-		$output = str_replace( '%', number_format_i18n( $number ), ( false === $more ) ? __( '% Comments' ) : $more );
+		if ( false === $more ) {
+			/* translators: %s: number of comments */
+			$output = sprintf( _n( '%s Comment', '%s Comments', $number ), number_format_i18n( $number ) );
+		} else {
+			// % Comments
+			$output = str_replace( '%', number_format_i18n( $number ), $more );
+		}
 	} elseif ( $number == 0 ) {
 		$output = ( false === $zero ) ? __( 'No Comments' ) : $zero;
 	} else { // must be one