diff --git a/wp-includes/bookmark-template.php b/wp-includes/bookmark-template.php
index d9bca2bbd7..d5878887d9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/bookmark-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/bookmark-template.php
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ function _walk_bookmarks( $bookmarks, $args = '' ) {
 
 		$output .= $parsed_args['link_before'];
 
-		if ( null != $bookmark->link_image && $parsed_args['show_images'] ) {
+		if ( '' !== $bookmark->link_image && $parsed_args['show_images'] ) {
 			if ( str_starts_with( $bookmark->link_image, 'http' ) ) {
-				$output .= "<img src=\"$bookmark->link_image\" $alt $title />";
+				$output .= '<img src="' . $bookmark->link_image . '"' . $alt . $title . ' />';
 			} else { // If it's a relative path.
-				$output .= '<img src="' . get_option( 'siteurl' ) . "$bookmark->link_image\" $alt $title />";
+				$output .= '<img src="' . get_option( 'siteurl' ) . $bookmark->link_image . '"' . $alt . $title . ' />';
 			}
 			if ( $parsed_args['show_name'] ) {
 				$output .= " $name";
diff --git a/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index 4de4a93039..8087c3d867 100644
--- a/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -996,11 +996,11 @@ function get_links($category = -1, $before = '', $after = '<br />', $between = '
 
 		$output .= '<a href="' . $the_link . '"' . $rel . $title . $target. '>';
 
-		if ( $row->link_image != null && $show_images ) {
+		if ( '' != $row->link_image && $show_images ) {
 			if ( str_contains( $row->link_image, 'http' ) )
-				$output .= "<img src=\"$row->link_image\" $alt $title />";
+				$output .= '<img src="' . $row->link_image . '"' . $alt . $title . ' />';
 			else // If it's a relative path.
-				$output .= "<img src=\"" . get_option('siteurl') . "$row->link_image\" $alt $title />";
+				$output .= '<img src="' . get_option('siteurl') . $row->link_image . '"' . $alt . $title . ' />';
 		} else {
 			$output .= $name;
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 27040bdc2b..752c201daf 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.6-alpha-57858';
+$wp_version = '6.6-alpha-57859';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.