diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5541791e77..fcb46cebc7 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-35105';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-35106';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
diff --git a/wp-includes/widget-functions.php b/wp-includes/widget-functions.php
index 8c9b568935..c9c8268a5e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/widget-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/widget-functions.php
@@ -949,10 +949,15 @@ function the_widget( $widget, $instance = array(), $args = array() ) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$before_widget = sprintf('<div class="widget %s">', $widget_obj->widget_options['classname'] );
-	$default_args = array( 'before_widget' => $before_widget, 'after_widget' => "</div>", 'before_title' => '<h2 class="widgettitle">', 'after_title' => '</h2>' );
+	$default_args = array(
+		'before_widget' => '<div class="widget %s">',
+		'after_widget'  => "</div>",
+		'before_title'  => '<h2 class="widgettitle">',
+		'after_title'   => '</h2>',
+	);
+	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $default_args );
+	$args['before_widget'] = sprintf( $args['before_widget'], $widget_obj->widget_options['classname'] );
 
-	$args = wp_parse_args($args, $default_args);
 	$instance = wp_parse_args($instance);
 
 	/**