diff --git a/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php b/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php
index f63517f7e1..aa4935da6b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ class WP_Scripts extends WP_Dependencies {
 			$inline_script_tag = '';
 		}
 
+		$translations = $this->print_translations( $handle, false );
+		if ( $translations ) {
+			$translations = sprintf( "<script%s id='%s-js-translations'>\n%s\n</script>\n", $this->type_attr, esc_attr( $handle ), $translations );
+		}
+
 		if ( $this->do_concat ) {
 			/**
 			 * Filters the script loader source.
@@ -322,7 +327,7 @@ class WP_Scripts extends WP_Dependencies {
 			 */
 			$srce = apply_filters( 'script_loader_src', $src, $handle );
 
-			if ( $this->in_default_dir( $srce ) && ( $before_handle || $after_handle ) ) {
+			if ( $this->in_default_dir( $srce ) && ( $before_handle || $after_handle || $translations ) ) {
 				$this->do_concat = false;
 
 				// Have to print the so-far concatenated scripts right away to maintain the right order.
@@ -364,11 +369,6 @@ class WP_Scripts extends WP_Dependencies {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		$translations = $this->print_translations( $handle, false );
-		if ( $translations ) {
-			$translations = sprintf( "<script%s id='%s-js-translations'>\n%s\n</script>\n", $this->type_attr, esc_attr( $handle ), $translations );
-		}
-
 		if ( ! preg_match( '|^(https?:)?//|', $src ) && ! ( $this->content_url && 0 === strpos( $src, $this->content_url ) ) ) {
 			$src = $this->base_url . $src;
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6bd11823eb..f8b76e14ff 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-48895';
+$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-48897';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.