diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/avatar/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/avatar/index.php
index f6e3f6a7eeaf2..5a821f5573a05 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/avatar/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/avatar/index.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function render_block_core_avatar( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
$label = '';
if ( '_blank' === $attributes['linkTarget'] ) {
// translators: %s is the Author name.
- $label = 'aria-label="' . sprintf( esc_attr__( '(%s author archive, opens in a new tab)' ), $author_name ) . '"';
+ $label = 'aria-label="' . esc_attr( sprintf( __( '(%s author archive, opens in a new tab)' ), $author_name ) ) . '"';
}
// translators: %1$s: Author archive link. %2$s: Link target. %3$s Aria label. %4$s Avatar image.
$avatar_block = sprintf( '%4$s', get_author_posts_url( $author_id ), esc_attr( $attributes['linkTarget'] ), $label, $avatar_block );
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function render_block_core_avatar( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
$label = '';
if ( '_blank' === $attributes['linkTarget'] ) {
// translators: %s is the Comment Author name.
- $label = 'aria-label="' . sprintf( esc_attr__( '(%s website link, opens in a new tab)' ), $comment->comment_author ) . '"';
+ $label = 'aria-label="' . esc_attr( sprintf( __( '(%s website link, opens in a new tab)' ), $comment->comment_author ) ) . '"';
}
// translators: %1$s: Comment Author website link. %2$s: Link target. %3$s Aria label. %4$s Avatar image.
$avatar_block = sprintf( '%4$s', esc_url( $comment->comment_author_url ), esc_attr( $attributes['linkTarget'] ), $label, $avatar_block );