diff -u b/core/modules/system/src/Form/CronForm.php b/core/modules/system/src/Form/CronForm.php
--- b/core/modules/system/src/Form/CronForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Form/CronForm.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 
     $cron_url = $this->url('system.cron', array('key' => $this->state->get('system.cron_key')), array('absolute' => TRUE));
     $form['cron_url'] = array(
-      '#markup' => '<p>' . t('To run cron from outside the site, go to <a href=":cron">@cron</a>', array(':cron' => $cron_url, '@cron' => $cron_url) . '</p>',
+      '#markup' => '<p>' . t('To run cron from outside the site, go to <a href=":cron">@cron</a>', array(':cron' => $cron_url, '@cron' => $cron_url)) . '</p>',
     );
 
     $form['cron'] = array(