diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index aae3d697b5..5ba6226ad9 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 			$infinite_scroll = $this->_pagination_args['infinite_scroll'];
 		}
 
-		$output = '<span class="displaying-num">' . sprintf( _n( '1 item', '%s items', $total_items ), number_format_i18n( $total_items ) ) . '</span>';
+		$output = '<span class="displaying-num">' . sprintf( _n( '%s item', '%s items', $total_items ), number_format_i18n( $total_items ) ) . '</span>';
 
 		$current = $this->get_pagenum();
 
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 
 		if ( isset( $this->_pagination_args['total_items'] ) ) {
 			$response['total_items_i18n'] = sprintf(
-				_n( '1 item', '%s items', $this->_pagination_args['total_items'] ),
+				_n( '%s item', '%s items', $this->_pagination_args['total_items'] ),
 				number_format_i18n( $this->_pagination_args['total_items'] )
 			);
 		}