diff --git a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
index 8e2aa3cfa9ad0..cd1ee2689489e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -3884,8 +3884,8 @@ function human_time_diff( $from, $to = 0 ) {
 		if ( $mins <= 1 ) {
 			$mins = 1;
 		}
-		/* translators: Time difference between two dates, in minutes (min=minute). %s: Number of minutes. */
-		$since = sprintf( _n( '%s minutes', '%s minutes', $mins ), $mins );
+		/* translators: Time difference between two dates, in minutes. %s: Number of minutes. */
+		$since = sprintf( _n( '%s minute', '%s minutes', $mins ), $mins );
 	} elseif ( $diff < DAY_IN_SECONDS && $diff >= HOUR_IN_SECONDS ) {
 		$hours = round( $diff / HOUR_IN_SECONDS );
 		if ( $hours <= 1 ) {