diff --git a/wp-includes/category-template.php b/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 5fb7485332..60748aab69 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -1165,13 +1165,15 @@ class Walker_CategoryDropdown extends Walker {
 		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/category-template.php */
 		$cat_name = apply_filters( 'list_cats', $category->name, $category );
 
-		if ( ! isset( $args['value_field'] ) || ! isset( $category->{$args['value_field']} ) ) {
-			$args['value_field'] = 'term_id';
+		if ( isset( $args['value_field'] ) && isset( $category->{$args['value_field']} ) ) {
+			$value_field = $args['value_field'];
+		} else {
+			$value_field = 'term_id';
 		}
 
-		$output .= "\t<option class=\"level-$depth\" value=\"" . esc_attr( $category->{$args['value_field']} ) . "\"";
+		$output .= "\t<option class=\"level-$depth\" value=\"" . esc_attr( $category->{$value_field} ) . "\"";
 
-		if ( $category->term_id == $args['selected'] )
+		if ( $category->{$value_field} == $args['selected'] )
 			$output .= ' selected="selected"';
 		$output .= '>';
 		$output .= $pad.$cat_name;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 590722aafa..1c7d2671c8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-32483';
+$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-32484';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.