diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 7794e1932..fc86ea1ea 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ function edit_post_link( $link = 'Edit This', $before = '', $after = '' ) {
return;
}
- $link = '' . $link . '';
+ $link = '' . $link . '';
echo $before . apply_filters( 'edit_post_link', $link, $post->ID ) . $after;
}