diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index a0b0ac6c77239..e74c31750513d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_events_news() {
  * @since 4.8.0
  */
 function wp_print_community_events_markup() {
-	$community_events_notice  = '<p class="hide-if-js">' . ( 'This widget requires JavaScript.' ) . '</p>';
+	$community_events_notice  = '<p class="hide-if-js">' . __( 'This widget requires JavaScript.' ) . '</p>';
 	$community_events_notice .= '<p class="community-events-error-occurred" aria-hidden="true">' . __( 'An error occurred. Please try again.' ) . '</p>';
 	$community_events_notice .= '<p class="community-events-could-not-locate" aria-hidden="true"></p>';