diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index 04b0637f..d28fdfc1 100644
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -66,11 +66,9 @@ if ( ! function_exists( '_s_posted_on' ) ) :
  * Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time and author.
  */
 function _s_posted_on() {
+	$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time>';
 	if ( get_the_time( 'U' ) !== get_the_modified_time( 'U' ) ) {
-		$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time>';
-		$time_string .= '<time class="updated" datetime="%3$s">%4$s</time>';
-	} else {
-		$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time>';
+		$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time><time class="updated" datetime="%3$s">%4$s</time>';
 	}
 
 	$time_string = sprintf( $time_string,