diff --git a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
index 1a739851ee..748fc9aee3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Text extends WP_Widget {
 			$instance['text'] =  $new_instance['text'];
 		else
 			$instance['text'] = stripslashes( wp_filter_post_kses( addslashes($new_instance['text']) ) ); // wp_filter_post_kses() expects slashed
-		$instance['filter'] = isset($new_instance['filter']);
+		$instance['filter'] = ! empty( $new_instance['filter'] );
 		return $instance;
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index a662595dd5..5c0b884c1f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.2-beta2-31885';
+$wp_version = '4.2-beta2-31886';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.