diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/image.php b/wp-admin/includes/image.php
index c21c520ada..d596db4dab 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/image.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/image.php
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ function wp_read_image_metadata( $file ) {
 		'keywords' => array(),
 	);
 
+	$iptc = array();
 	/*
 	 * Read IPTC first, since it might contain data not available in exif such
 	 * as caption, description etc.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index aaac9ee0fe..ec999d6e08 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34377';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34378';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.