diff --git a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-links.php b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-links.php
index 233c64bcd8..dead10997c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-links.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-links.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Links extends WP_Widget {
 		$show_images      = isset( $instance['images'] ) ? $instance['images'] : true;
 		$category         = isset( $instance['category'] ) ? $instance['category'] : false;
 		$orderby          = isset( $instance['orderby'] ) ? $instance['orderby'] : 'name';
-		$order            = $orderby == 'rating' ? 'DESC' : 'ASC';
+		$order            = 'rating' == $orderby ? 'DESC' : 'ASC';
 		$limit            = isset( $instance['limit'] ) ? $instance['limit'] : -1;
 
 		$before_widget = preg_replace( '/id="[^"]*"/', 'id="%id"', $args['before_widget'] );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-pages.php b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-pages.php
index 43ab8e4717..89f5c9c4e1 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-pages.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-pages.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Pages extends WP_Widget {
 		$sortby  = empty( $instance['sortby'] ) ? 'menu_order' : $instance['sortby'];
 		$exclude = empty( $instance['exclude'] ) ? '' : $instance['exclude'];
 
-		if ( $sortby == 'menu_order' ) {
+		if ( 'menu_order' == $sortby ) {
 			$sortby = 'menu_order, post_title';
 		}