diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
index c89a1b3c048ef6..53dec1f1957e44 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function block_core_page_list_render_nested_page_list( $open_submenus_on_click,
 			) . '<span class="wp-block-page-list__submenu-icon wp-block-navigation__submenu-icon"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 12 12" fill="none" role="img" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><path d="M1.50002 4L6.00002 8L10.5 4" stroke-width="1.5"></path></svg></span>' .
 			'</button>';
 		} else {
-			$markup .= '<a class="wp-block-pages-list__item__link' . $navigation_child_content_class . ' "href="' . esc_url( $page['link'] ) . '"' . $aria_current . '>' . wp_kses(
+			$markup .= '<a class="wp-block-pages-list__item__link' . $navigation_child_content_class . '" href="' . esc_url( $page['link'] ) . '"' . $aria_current . '>' . wp_kses(
 				$page['title'],
 				wp_kses_allowed_html( 'post' )
 			) . '</a>';