diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 107224bf53..f0093e3cb9 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -619,20 +619,12 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_posts( $args ) {
 			if ( current_user_can( 'edit_post', get_the_ID() ) ) {
 				/* translators: 1: relative date, 2: time, 3: post edit link, 4: post title */
 				$format = __( '<span>%1$s, %2$s</span> <a href="%3$s">%4$s</a>' );
+				printf( "<li>$format</li>", $relative, get_the_time(), get_edit_post_link(), _draft_or_post_title() );
 			} else {
-				/* translators: 1: relative date, 2: time, 4: post title */
-				$format = __( '<span>%1$s, %2$s</span> %4$s' );
+				/* translators: 1: relative date, 2: time, 3: post title */
+				$format = __( '<span>%1$s, %2$s</span> %3$s' );
+				printf( "<li>$format</li>", $relative, get_the_time(), _draft_or_post_title() );
 			}
-
- 			$text = sprintf(
-				$format,
-  				$relative,
-  				get_the_time(),
-  				get_edit_post_link(),
-  				_draft_or_post_title()
-  			);
-
- 			echo "<li>$text</li>";
 		}
 
 		echo '</ul>';