diff --git a/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php b/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php
index 60d7849be5f94..fb3abbabf1f03 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ private function step_until_tag_is_closed() {
 		foreach ( $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->with_pop_listener( $tag_is_closed ) as $_ ) {
 			// Find where the tag is closed by stepping forward until it's no longer on the stack of open elements.
 			do {
-				$found_tag       = $this->step();
+				$found_tag = $this->step();
 			} while ( $found_tag && $keep_searching );
 		}