diff --git a/django/contrib/comments/templates/comments/form.html b/django/contrib/comments/templates/comments/form.html
index f0da620ec0..d8e248372f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/comments/templates/comments/form.html
+++ b/django/contrib/comments/templates/comments/form.html
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     {% if field.is_hidden %}
       {{ field }}
     {% else %}
+      {% if field.errors %}{{ field.errors }}{% endif %}
       <p
         {% if field.errors %} class="error"{% endif %}
         {% ifequal field.name "honeypot" %} style="display:none;"{% endifequal %}>
-        {% if field.errors %}{{ field.errors }}{% endif %}
         {{ field.label_tag }} {{ field }}
       </p>
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/django/contrib/comments/templates/comments/preview.html b/django/contrib/comments/templates/comments/preview.html
index 9f9af1352d..d3884575f5 100644
--- a/django/contrib/comments/templates/comments/preview.html
+++ b/django/contrib/comments/templates/comments/preview.html
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
       {% if field.is_hidden %}
         {{ field }}
       {% else %}
+        {% if field.errors %}{{ field.errors }}{% endif %}
         <p
           {% if field.errors %} class="error"{% endif %}
           {% ifequal field.name "honeypot" %} style="display:none;"{% endifequal %}>
-          {% if field.errors %}{{ field.errors }}{% endif %}
           {{ field.label_tag }} {{ field }}
         </p>
       {% endif %}