diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
index 434d810db0..c2915402a9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class WP_Term_Query {
 		global $wpdb;
 
 		$this->parse_query( $this->query_vars );
-		$args = $this->query_vars;
+		$args = &$this->query_vars;
 
 		// Set up meta_query so it's available to 'pre_get_terms'.
 		$this->meta_query = new WP_Meta_Query();
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 68891eb6dc..be4cce8d97 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.8-alpha-39624';
+$wp_version = '4.8-alpha-39625';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.