diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php
index da5b41561d..c7a5e9d99e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ if ( isset($_GET['deleteit']) && isset($_GET['delete']) ) {
foreach( (array) $_GET['delete'] as $cat_ID ) {
$cat_name = get_term_field('name', $cat_ID, 'link_category');
-
+ $default_cat_id = get_option('default_link_category');
+
// Don't delete the default cats.
- if ( $cat_ID == get_option('default_link_category') )
+ if ( $cat_ID == $default_cat_id )
wp_die(sprintf(__("Can’t delete the %s category: this is the default one"), $cat_name));
- wp_delete_term($cat_ID, 'link_category');
+ wp_delete_term($cat_ID, 'link_category', array('default' => $default_cat_id));
}
$location = 'edit-link-categories.php';
diff --git a/wp-admin/link-category.php b/wp-admin/link-category.php
index a67cf2b6a7..bafb73f8ec 100644
--- a/wp-admin/link-category.php
+++ b/wp-admin/link-category.php
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ case 'delete':
wp_die(__('Cheatin’ uh?'));
$cat_name = get_term_field('name', $cat_ID, 'link_category');
+ $default_cat_id = get_option('default_link_category');
// Don't delete the default cats.
- if ( $cat_ID == get_option('default_link_category') )
+ if ( $cat_ID == $default_cat_id )
wp_die(sprintf(__("Can’t delete the %s category: this is the default one"), $cat_name));
- wp_delete_term($cat_ID, 'link_category');
+ wp_delete_term($cat_ID, 'link_category', array('default' => $default_cat_id));
$location = 'edit-link-categories.php';
if ( $referer = wp_get_original_referer() ) {