diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index cbc592a5c0..3555d71cc4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ class WP_Tax_Query {
 			'join'  => array(),
 		);
 
-		$join = '';
+		$join = $where = '';
 
 		$this->clean_query( $clause );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 4c545b2263..0a1a9337d2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-32909';
+$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-32910';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.