diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index a407fee3e..2748ea01d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ function edit_bookmark_link( $link = '', $before = '', $after = '', $bookmark =
if ( empty($link) )
$link = __('Edit This');
- $link = '' . $link . '';
+ $link = '' . $link . '';
echo $before . apply_filters( 'edit_bookmark_link', $link, $bookmark->link_id ) . $after;
}