diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 1866ba2bb0..e476c04a41 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -641,8 +641,8 @@ class WP_List_Table {
if ( 'bottom' == $which ) {
$html_current_page = $current;
} else {
- $html_current_page_label = "";
- $html_current_page = $html_current_page_label . sprintf( "",
+ $html_current_page = sprintf( "%s",
+ '',
esc_attr__( 'Current page' ),
$current,
strlen( $total_pages )