diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index 61665ad5af..5acf4ad605 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -2485,7 +2485,7 @@ function paginate_links( $args = '' ) {
 		'end_size' => 1,
 		'mid_size' => 2,
 		'type' => 'plain',
-		'add_args' => false, // array of query args to add
+		'add_args' => $query_args, // array of query args to add
 		'add_fragment' => '',
 		'before_page_number' => '',
 		'after_page_number' => ''