diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index a9a1f1b03e..c19fc8e9b4 100644
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function _s_entry_footer() {
 		if ( 'post' === get_post_type() ) {
 			/* translators: used between list items, there is a space after the comma */
 			$categories_list = get_the_category_list( esc_html__( ', ', '_s' ) );
-			if ( $categories_list ) {
+			if ( $categories_list && has_category() ) {
 				/* translators: 1: list of categories. */
 				printf( '<span class="cat-links">' . esc_html__( 'Posted in %1$s', '_s' ) . '</span>', $categories_list ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
 			}