diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 8ac4a4de45..7caeaa9300 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -2466,6 +2466,10 @@ function get_next_comments_link( $label = '', $max_page = 0 ) {
 
 	$page = get_query_var('cpage');
 
+	if ( ! $page ) {
+		$page = 1;
+	}
+
 	$nextpage = intval($page) + 1;
 
 	if ( empty($max_page) )
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index cc0631c1ed..e178d137d6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31616';
+$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31617';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.