diff --git a/inc/woocommerce.php b/inc/woocommerce.php
index 28933f35..6d6000ed 100644
--- a/inc/woocommerce.php
+++ b/inc/woocommerce.php
@@ -225,8 +225,14 @@ if ( ! function_exists( '_s_woocommerce_cart_link' ) ) {
 	function _s_woocommerce_cart_link() {
 		?>
 		<a class="cart-contents" href="<?php echo esc_url( wc_get_cart_url() ); ?>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'View your shopping cart', '_s' ); ?>">
-			<?php /* translators: number of items in the mini cart. */ ?>
-			<span class="amount"><?php echo wp_kses_data( WC()->cart->get_cart_subtotal() ); ?></span> <span class="count"><?php echo wp_kses_data( sprintf( _n( '%d item', '%d items', WC()->cart->get_cart_contents_count(), '_s' ), WC()->cart->get_cart_contents_count() ) ); ?></span>
+			<?php
+			$item_count_text = sprintf(
+				/* translators: number of items in the mini cart. */
+				_n( '%d item', '%d items', WC()->cart->get_cart_contents_count(), '_s' ),
+				WC()->cart->get_cart_contents_count()
+			);
+			?>
+			<span class="amount"><?php echo wp_kses_data( WC()->cart->get_cart_subtotal() ); ?></span> <span class="count"><?php echo esc_html( $item_count_text ); ?></span>
 		</a>
 		<?php
 	}