diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php
index 7326ae807f..bc6f75987b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Nav_Menus {
 
 		// Prepend list of posts with nav_menus_created_posts search results on first page.
 		$nav_menus_created_posts_setting = $this->manager->get_setting( 'nav_menus_created_posts' );
-		if ( 1 === $args['pagenum'] && $nav_menus_created_posts_setting && count( $nav_menus_created_posts_setting ) > 0 ) {
+		if ( 1 === $args['pagenum'] && $nav_menus_created_posts_setting && count( $nav_menus_created_posts_setting->value() ) > 0 ) {
 			$stub_post_query = new WP_Query( array_merge(
 				$query,
 				array(
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index afc1a50104..c1b25c82bf 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.9.8-alpha-43479';
+$wp_version = '4.9.8-alpha-43481';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.