diff --git a/core/includes/install.inc b/core/includes/install.inc
index 1f52907..5fa89c0 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.inc
@@ -980,18 +980,18 @@ function drupal_check_module($module) {
     foreach ($requirements as $requirement) {
       if (isset($requirement['severity']) && $requirement['severity'] == REQUIREMENT_ERROR) {
         $message = [];
-        // If the requirement description is already a render array, add it to
-        // the message array.
+
+        $message['description'] = [
+          '#markup' => $requirement['description'],
+          '#weight' => 0,
+        ];
+
+        // If the requirement description is actually a render array, correct
+        // the message array to recognize this.
         if (is_array($requirement['description'])) {
           $message['description'] = $requirement['description'];
         }
-        // Otherwise, add a #markup element for the description string.
-        else {
-          $message['description'] = [
-            '#markup' => $requirement['description'],
-            '#weight' => 0,
-          ];
-        }
+
         // If a required value was provided for the item, add it to the error
         // message. See the hook_requirements() documentation.
         if (isset($requirement['value']) && $requirement['value']) {