diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index 5fd1057bdb..3e12e54d6f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -2540,6 +2540,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 
 		// Let WordPress manage slug if none was provided.
 		$post_name = "";
+		$post_name = $postdata['post_name'];
 		if ( isset($content_struct["wp_slug"]) )
 			$post_name = $content_struct["wp_slug"];
 
@@ -3601,4 +3602,4 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		return $pingbacks;
 	}
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>