diff --git a/src/wp-includes/feed-atom-comments.php b/src/wp-includes/feed-atom-comments.php
index fe92ed71fa..4e59ee2ce1 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/feed-atom-comments.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/feed-atom-comments.php
@@ -43,12 +43,11 @@ do_action( 'rss_tag_pre', 'atom-comments' );
 	</title>
 	<subtitle type="text"><?php bloginfo_rss( 'description' ); ?></subtitle>
 
-	<updated>
-	<?php
+	<updated><?php // phpcs:ignore Squiz.PHP.EmbeddedPhp.ContentBeforeOpen,Squiz.PHP.EmbeddedPhp.ContentAfterOpen
 		$date = get_last_build_date();
 		echo $date ? mysql2date( 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z', $date, false ) : date( 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
-	?>
-	</updated>
+		// phpcs:ignore Squiz.PHP.EmbeddedPhp.ContentAfterEnd
+	?></updated>
 
 <?php if ( is_singular() ) { ?>
 	<link rel="alternate" type="<?php bloginfo_rss( 'html_type' ); ?>" href="<?php comments_link_feed(); ?>" />
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/feed-atom.php b/src/wp-includes/feed-atom.php
index a30ae3e3b1..12508b4dc3 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/feed-atom.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/feed-atom.php
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ do_action( 'rss_tag_pre', 'atom' );
 	<title type="text"><?php wp_title_rss(); ?></title>
 	<subtitle type="text"><?php bloginfo_rss( 'description' ); ?></subtitle>
 
-	<updated>
-	<?php
+	<updated><?php // phpcs:ignore Squiz.PHP.EmbeddedPhp.ContentBeforeOpen,Squiz.PHP.EmbeddedPhp.ContentAfterOpen
 		$date = get_last_build_date();
 		echo $date ? mysql2date( 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z', $date, false ) : date( 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
-	?>
-	</updated>
+		// phpcs:ignore Squiz.PHP.EmbeddedPhp.ContentAfterEnd
+	?></updated>
 
 	<link rel="alternate" type="<?php bloginfo_rss( 'html_type' ); ?>" href="<?php bloginfo_rss( 'url' ); ?>" />
 	<id><?php bloginfo( 'atom_url' ); ?></id>