diff --git a/wp-admin/index.php b/wp-admin/index.php
index fdb7dda20b..462b2f1da3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/index.php
+++ b/wp-admin/index.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if ( !empty($num_posts->future) ) {
}
$cats_text = ''.sprintf( __ngettext( '%s category', '%s categories', $num_cats ), number_format_i18n( $num_cats ) ).'';
-$tags_text = sprintf( __ngettext( '%s tag', '%s tags', $num_tags ), number_format_i18n( $num_tags ) );
+$tags_text = ''.sprintf( __ngettext( '%s tag', '%s tags', $num_tags ), number_format_i18n( $num_tags ) ).'';
$post_type_text = implode(', ', $post_type_texts);