diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/template-tags.php b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/template-tags.php
index 475423dd68960..d2a0180f219e4 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function twentyfifteen_entry_meta() {
 		if ( 'post' === get_post_type() ) {
 			if ( is_singular() || is_multi_author() ) {
 				printf(
-					'<span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span><a class="url fn n" href="%2$s">%3$s</a></span></span>',
+					'<span class="byline"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%2$s">%3$s</a></span></span>',
 					/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
 					_x( 'Author', 'Used before post author name.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
 					esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ),
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/template-tags.php b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/template-tags.php
index a55799812faf2..ddd3060d00fec 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function twentysixteen_entry_meta() {
 		if ( 'post' === get_post_type() ) {
 			$author_avatar_size = apply_filters( 'twentysixteen_author_avatar_size', 49 );
 			printf(
-				'<span class="byline"><span class="author vcard">%1$s<span class="screen-reader-text">%2$s </span> <a class="url fn n" href="%3$s">%4$s</a></span></span>',
+				'<span class="byline">%1$s<span class="screen-reader-text">%2$s </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%3$s">%4$s</a></span></span>',
 				get_avatar( get_the_author_meta( 'user_email' ), $author_avatar_size ),
 				/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
 				_x( 'Author', 'Used before post author name.', 'twentysixteen' ),