diff --git a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
index a59235abc1..6381f1217e 100644
--- a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@
 							</a>
 						{{end}}
 						{{if not $.DisableStars}}
-							<a class="flex-text-inline" href="{{.Link}}/stars" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumStars "explore.stars_one" "explore.stars_few" .NumStars}}">
+							<a class="flex-text-inline" href="{{.Link}}/stars" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumStars "explore.stars_one" "explore.stars_few" .NumStars}}" {{if ge .NumStars 1000}}data-tooltip-content="{{.NumStars}}"{{end}}>
 								{{svg "octicon-star" 16}}
-								{{if ge .NumStars 1000}}data-tooltip-content="{{.NumStars}}"{{end}}{{CountFmt .NumStars}}
+								{{CountFmt .NumStars}}
 							</a>
 						{{end}}
 						{{if not $.DisableForks}}
-							<a class="flex-text-inline" href="{{.Link}}/forks" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumForks "explore.forks_one" "explore.forks_few" .NumForks}}">
+							<a class="flex-text-inline" href="{{.Link}}/forks" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumForks "explore.forks_one" "explore.forks_few" .NumForks}}" {{if ge .NumForks 1000}}data-tooltip-content="{{.NumForks}}"{{end}}>
 								{{svg "octicon-git-branch" 16}}
-								{{if ge .NumForks 1000}}data-tooltip-content="{{.NumForks}}"{{end}}{{CountFmt .NumForks}}
+								{{CountFmt .NumForks}}
 							</a>
 						{{end}}
 					</div>