diff --git a/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-taxonomies.php b/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-taxonomies.php
index 31515f806a..e8fcc6d5ab 100644
--- a/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-taxonomies.php
+++ b/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-taxonomies.php
@@ -99,8 +99,14 @@ class WP_Sitemaps_Taxonomies extends WP_Sitemaps_Provider {
 
 		if ( ! empty( $taxonomy_terms->terms ) ) {
 			foreach ( $taxonomy_terms->terms as $term ) {
+				$term_link = get_term_link( $term, $taxonomy );
+
+				if ( is_wp_error( $term_link ) ) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				$sitemap_entry = array(
-					'loc' => get_term_link( $term ),
+					'loc' => $term_link,
 				);
 
 				/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index e0c1abcd67..e4dc78d2ec 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-49136';
+$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-49137';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.