diff --git a/wp-includes/cron.php b/wp-includes/cron.php
index b6daeffc74..60492c5d04 100644
--- a/wp-includes/cron.php
+++ b/wp-includes/cron.php
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ function spawn_cron( $gmt_time = 0 ) {
 		return;
 
 	if ( defined( 'ALTERNATE_WP_CRON' ) && ALTERNATE_WP_CRON ) {
-		if ( ! empty( $_POST ) || defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) ||  defined( 'XMLRPC_REQUEST' ) ) {
+		if ( 'GET' !== $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] || defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) ||  defined( 'XMLRPC_REQUEST' ) ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6e5cd2c370..3c26e9d881 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34575';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34576';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.