diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b39d3c537e..6c186dc044 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31093';
+$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31094';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-db.php b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
index e7b74a6d45..a40e5f2f7a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-db.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ class wpdb {
 	 * @return string|WP_Error The converted string, or a `WP_Error` object if the conversion fails.
 	 */
 	public function strip_invalid_text_for_column( $table, $column, $value ) {
-		if ( $this->check_ascii( $value ) || ! is_string( $value ) ) {
+		if ( ! is_string( $value ) || $this->check_ascii( $value ) ) {
 			return $value;
 		}