diff --git a/includes/admin/wc-meta-box-functions.php b/includes/admin/wc-meta-box-functions.php
index 8d11226b16d..569f505a26b 100644
--- a/includes/admin/wc-meta-box-functions.php
+++ b/includes/admin/wc-meta-box-functions.php
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ function woocommerce_wp_select( $field ) {
 				// The $key from $field['options'] could have been converted to integer automatically by PHP,
 				// thus the comparison needs to check both $key and (string) $key in case $field['value'] is an array
 				// with string values.
-				echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $key ) . '" ' . selected( $field['value'] === $key || ( is_array( $field['value'] ) && ( in_array( $key, $field['value'], true ) || in_array( (string) $key, $field['value'], true ) ) ), true, false ) . '>' . esc_html( $value ) . '</option>';
+				echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $key ) . '" ' . selected( $field['value'] === (string) $key || ( is_array( $field['value'] ) && ( in_array( $key, $field['value'], true ) || in_array( (string) $key, $field['value'], true ) ) ), true, false ) . '>' . esc_html( $value ) . '</option>';
 			}
 			?>
 		</select>