diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
index 9b12644585..51a216a788 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
@@ -199,13 +199,16 @@ class WP_Plugins_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 
 		$total_this_page = $totals[ $status ];
 
-		if ( $orderby ) {
+		if ( ! $orderby ) {
+			$orderby = 'Name';
+		} else {
 			$orderby = ucfirst( $orderby );
-			$order = strtoupper( $order );
-
-			uasort( $this->items, array( $this, '_order_callback' ) );
 		}
 
+		$order = strtoupper( $order );
+
+		uasort( $this->items, array( $this, '_order_callback' ) );
+
 		$plugins_per_page = $this->get_items_per_page( str_replace( '-', '_', $screen->id . '_per_page' ), 999 );
 
 		$start = ( $page - 1 ) * $plugins_per_page;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index a745b3e884..2079d5e47e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-33009';
+$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-33010';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.