diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index d5b46ce7d5..349feb2e6a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -285,7 +285,11 @@ function wp_handle_sideload( &$file, $overrides = false ) {
 		return $upload_error_handler( $file, $uploads['error'] );
 
 	$filename = wp_unique_filename( $uploads['path'], $file['name'], $unique_filename_callback );
-
+	
+	// Strip the query strings.
+	$filename = str_replace('?','-', $filename);
+	$filename = str_replace('&','-', $filename);
+	
 	// Move the file to the uploads dir
 	$new_file = $uploads['path'] . "/$filename";
 	if ( false === @ rename( $file['tmp_name'], $new_file ) ) {