reverted:
--- b/core/includes/common.inc
+++ a/core/includes/common.inc
@@ -3008,7 +3008,6 @@
 
   $elements['#printed'] = TRUE;
   $elements['#markup'] = SafeMarkup::set($elements['#markup']);
-
   return $elements['#markup'];
 }
 
diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/SystemCompactLink.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/SystemCompactLink.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/SystemCompactLink.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/SystemCompactLink.php
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
    *       name and route parameters which will be passed into the link
    *       generator.
    *     - #href: The system path or URL to pass as argument to Drupal::l().
-   *   - #options: (optional) An array of options to pass to Drupal::l() or the link
-   *     generator.
+   *   - #options: (optional) An array of options to pass to Drupal::l() or the
+   *     link generator.
    *
    * @return array
    *   The passed-in element containing the system compact link default values.