diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
index 04d731590..5d0452005 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ $upgrade = apply_filters( 'update_footer', '' );
$footer_text = array(
'',
__( 'Documentation' ),
- sprintf( __( 'Freedoms' ), admin_url( 'freedoms.php' ) ),
+ sprintf( '' . __( 'Freedoms' ) . '', admin_url( 'freedoms.php' ) ),
__('Feedback'),
- sprintf(__('Credits'), admin_url('credits.php') ),
+ sprintf( '' . __('Credits') . '', admin_url('credits.php') ),
);
echo apply_filters( 'admin_footer_text', implode( ' • ', $footer_text ) );
unset( $footer_text );