diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index 7aa07144..b696d113 100644
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function _s_entry_footer() {
 		}
 
 		/* translators: used between list items, there is a space after the comma */
-		$tags_list = get_the_tag_list( '', esc_html__( ', ', '_s' ) );
+		$tags_list = get_the_tag_list( '', esc_html_x( ', ', 'list item separator', '_s' ) );
 		if ( $tags_list ) {
 			printf( '<span class="tags-links">' . esc_html__( 'Tagged %1$s', '_s' ) . '</span>', $tags_list ); // WPCS: XSS OK.
 		}