diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.install b/core/modules/update/update.install
index ad2c026..06c6f8a 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.install
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.install
@@ -109,18 +109,16 @@ function _update_requirement_check($project, $type) {
   if ($status != UPDATE_CURRENT) {
     $requirement['reason'] = $status;
     $requirement['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
+    // Append the available updates link to the message from
+    // _update_message_text(), and format the two translated strings together in
+    // a single paragraph.
+    $requirement['description'][] = ['#markup' => _update_message_text($type, $status)];
     if (update_manager_access()) {
-      $available_updates_text = t('See the <a href="@available_updates">available updates</a> page for more information and to install your missing updates.', array('@available_updates' => \Drupal::url('update.report_update')));
+      $requirement['description'][] =  ['#markup' => t('See the <a href="@available_updates">available updates</a> page for more information and to install your missing updates.', array('@available_updates' => \Drupal::url('update.report_update')))];
     }
     else {
-      $available_updates_text = t('See the <a href="@available_updates">available updates</a> page for more information.', array('@available_updates' => \Drupal::url('update.status')));
+      $requirement['description'][] =  ['#markup' => t('See the <a href="@available_updates">available updates</a> page for more information.', array('@available_updates' => \Drupal::url('update.status')))];
     }
-    // Append the available updates link to the message from
-    // _update_message_text(), and format the two translated strings together in
-    // a single paragraph.
-    // @todo Evaluate whether to use a render array instead following
-    //  https://www.drupal.org/node/2505499.
-    $requirement['description'] =  SafeMarkup::format('@text @available_updates_text', ['@text' => _update_message_text($type, $status), '@available_updates_text' => $available_updates_text]);
   }
   switch ($status) {
     case UPDATE_NOT_SECURE: