diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-count/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-count/index.php
index 86430a41d5349..5820529831271 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-count/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-count/index.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function render_block_core_post_comments_count( $attributes, $content, $block )
 
 	$wrapper_attributes = get_block_wrapper_attributes( array( 'class' => $classes ) );
 	return sprintf(
-		'<div class="%1$s">%2$s</div>',
+		'<div %1$s>%2$s</div>',
 		$wrapper_attributes,
 		get_comments_number( $block->context['postId'] )
 	);